A rare Worcester mug

Provenance:
English Private Collection

Literature:
See Branyan, French and Sandon, II.A.16, for a larger mug in this pattern. There the authors note that this pattern is very often found blurred, yet the present mug is clear and well defined 

A rare Worcester baluster shaped mug, with notched loop handle, printed in underglaze blue with Les Garçons Chinois, the engraving by Robert Hancock after Jean Pillement, 4 3/4" high, circa 1760, no mark 

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