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A fine early Worcester bell-shaped Tankard, the slender bell form with ridged loop handle, painted in a vivid palette with the 'Beckoning Chinaman' pattern, showing a chinaman wearing a puce robe, his one arm raised calling to a bird in flight, the reverse with a full colourful spray of oriental flowers including peonies and an orchid.
Circa: 1754-55
Marks: Workman's mark in red.
See: John Sandon and Simon Spero, "The Zorensky Collection", p.148, no. 137, for a discussion on this pattern.
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