18th Century Porcelain Bell Shaped Tankard

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Description

18th Century Worcester Porcelain Bell Shaped Tankard, with ridged, strap handle; on foot. Face transfer printed in black enamel with Whitton Anglers and La Diseuse d ‘Aventure, [The Fortune Tellers] engraved by Robert Hancock.

Circa 1768 - 1770.

4 7/8” H. 

Condition: light roughness to upper edge to right of handle. 1/4” loss to foot; minor roughness to foot.

Provenance: Sotheby’s 1995, as purchased by JFI.

Robin Henry Ceramic Collection, #23.

 

Note: Whitton Anglers after William Whitton’s drawing and engraving.

Diseuse, aka Fortune Tellers, after a Laurent Carr engraving after Watteau.