Two Worcester mugs, circa 1760-70 Of cylindrical shape with grooved handles, printed in underglaze blue, the first with the 'Man Leaning on a Fence' pattern, a Chinese gentleman resting on a simple bamboo structure, the second mug decorated with the 'Thorny Rose' pattern, 8.5cm high, 'Thorny Rose' mug with crescent mark (2) Footnotes: Provenance Zorensky Collection, Bonhams, 16 March 2004, lot 375 ('Man Leaning on a Fence') With Simon Spero ('Man Leaning on a Fence') Mike Williams Collection Literature John Sandon and Simon Spero, Worcester Porcelain: The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.469, fig.634 ('Man Leaning on a Fence') The 'Man Leaning on a Fence' design belongs to an early group of prints issued without borders. The print to the reverse of the mug is closely related to the 'Swan Precipice' pattern. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing