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A rare Worcester teacup and saucer
A rare Worcester teacup and saucer, the cup with loop handle, superbly painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with clusters of flowers, fruits and leaves, including a cut apple, within shaped gilt cartouches, on a turquoise ground, gilt line rims, circa 1770, underglaze blue crossed swords marks and numeral 9
Provenance; Rous Lench Collection
John Bell Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited
Exhibited; Dreweatt Neale, 18th Century English Porcelain Loan Exhibition, 1996, number 73
See Gerald Coke, In Search of James Giles, colour plate VII, for a similar cup and saucer. See also The Elegant Porcelain of James Giles, Albert Amor Limited, 1983, number 1, for a bowl from this service
