A group of Worcester blue ground porcelain circa 1768-80

comprising a small cream jug with a powder blue ground reserved with fan-shaped panels painted with 'Fancy Birds', a pierced basket reserved with flower sprays, a butter tub and cover with kakiemon style flowers, a mug with 'Fancy Birds' and a milk jug and cover also with birds, all with scale blue grounds

Basket: the topmost row of rosettes applied to the exterior have some minute nicks to their rims, there are a couple of fine scratches to the enamels of the central flower sprays. The cream jug has a little wear to the gilding beneath the pouring lip. Butter tub and cover, no visible damage Mug: there are some small losses to the gilded rim Milk jug and cover: the flower knop on the cover has a few typical very small chips to the tips of the petals, the jug has a fine crack running down from one side of the lip for approximately 7mm and a little fine scratching/wear to the enamels on the birds in the large reserves.
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