A very rare Worcester printed mug

A very rare Worcester small baluster shaped mug, with notched loop handle, printed in brick red with a portrait of 'Frederick III, King of Prussia', head and shoulders, wearing a hat, flanked by military trophies and a titled scroll, 3 1/4" high, circa 1757, no mark

Provenance; Frank Arnold Collection, and by descent to the current owner. Acquired by Arnold from Clark, Leamington, 1951, £10 

See Philips, London, The Norman Stretton Collection, 21st February 2001, lot 7, for an important Bow mug printed in purple with this portrait, adapted from an engraving by J G Willie, after Antoine Pesne. 

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