An early Worcester teabowl and a coffee can, circa 1752-54 The thinly-potted teabowl with a gently flared rim, painted in blue with the 'Swimming Ducks' pattern, 7.7cm diam, workman's mark, the waisted can with a grooved loop handle, painted with the 'Question Island' pattern, 6.5cm high, incised line in footrim and workman's mark (2) Footnotes: Provenance Mike Williams Collection Literature Ray Jones, The Origins of Worcester Porcelain (2018), p.444, fig.i (coffee can) The 'Swimming Ducks' pattern is one of the earliest designs found on Worcester blue and white porcelain, with only a handful of examples known. A teabowl and saucer from the Watney Collection was sold by Phillips on 22 September 1999, lot 142. In the catalogue a biscuit waster in the pattern, excavated on the factory site, is illustrated alongside the lot. A bowl from the Pauline and David Tate Collection was sold by Bonhams on 19 June 2024, lot 331. Ray Jones discusses both the 'Swimming Ducks' and 'Question Island' patterns (2018), p.442-445 and illustrates the coffee can in the present lot at p.444, fig.i. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing