A rare Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer c.1805

A rare Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer c.1805. Each piece finely painted in monochrome with a landscape view in the manner of John Pennington, all reserved on a cobalt blue ground, greek key pattern to the edge.

The landscape panels using dramatic lighting effects to emphasise the scale of somewhat imaginary ruins.

For a similar coffee can and saucer, probably from the same service, see: A Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain by John Sandon, p.260.

Possibly a view of Loch Awe after William Gilpin, 1792.

Credit: Christopher Coles. 
 

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Script marks to each piece and incised letter 'B'. 

Condition: Excellent with no damage or restoration. Just a tiny amount of wear to the gilding.