A rare Worcester Smokey Primitive or Transitional Period finger bowl and stand, printed in grey and black with scenes of water birds, the stand with the wild ducks in flights, swans, trees and foliage, the finger bowls with swans on the water, one on a tussock and birds in flight, the verso with ducks, ducklings and heron, birds in flight, the stand 16.7cm diam, the bowls 8.9cm high, black line rims, c. 1755-58 Provenance: Sir Jeremy Lever Part I, Bonhams, P.113; The McWilliams Collection, Bonhams 17th October 1991, Lot.75 Vendor's Note: Smokey Primitive seems to be the initial phase of onglaze printing at Worcester 1753-55, then a brief period of Transitional period 1755-56, the Rococo Influence 1756-68 and then the Neo-Classical Influence 1768-74. It can be extremely difficult to differentiate between The Smokey Primitive and the Transitional period. Hence my heading at the top of this piece. Personally Robert and I think these are Smokies.
A rare Worcester Smokey Primitive or Transitional Period finger bowl and stand, printed in grey and black with scenes of water birds, the stand with the wild ducks in flights, swans, trees and foliage, the finger bowls with swans on the water, one on a tussock and birds in flight, the verso with ducks, ducklings and heron, birds in flight, the stand 16.7cm diam, the bowls 8.9cm high, black line rims, c. 1755-58 Provenance: Sir Jeremy Lever Part I, Bonhams, P.113; The McWilliams Collection, Bonhams 17th October 1991, Lot.75 Vendor's Note: Smokey Primitive seems to be the initial phase of onglaze printing at Worcester 1753-55, then a brief period of Transitional period 1755-56, the Rococo Influence 1756-68 and then the Neo-Classical Influence 1768-74. It can be extremely difficult to differentiate between The Smokey Primitive and the Transitional period. Hence my heading at the top of this piece. Personally Robert and I think these are Smokies.
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