A rare Worcester blue and white chocolate cup and saucer c.1757

A rare Worcester blue and white chocolate cup and saucer c.1757, the large ogee forms painted with the Departing Chinaman pattern, a solitary figure crossing a bridge away from a pagoda on a small island, within a formal foliate and hatched diaper border, workman's marks, some damages, 16cm. (2)

Illustrated: Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, p.132 (the saucer) where it is stated to be one of only two known to exist at the time of writing. The cup exhibited by Robyn Robb, 2005, cat. no.26 and paper label for same.