18th Century Worcester Porcelain Saucer Transfer Printed with La Cascade.

18th Century Worcester Porcelain Saucer Transfer Printed with La Cascade. The transfer print in black enamel, centering a fashionable couple walking beside a figural fountain, with a mandolin player near an amorous couple to the right side. Not marked. Circa 1755-1756. This early print has the feel of some of the 'smokey primitive' prints, . 1" H. x 5" Diameter.. Minor frit, and a glaze blow out right on the rim at 10:30 o'clock. "La Cascade" pattern derives from an engraving by G. Scotin after a painting by Watteau in the Wallace Collection. Parallels: Cyril Cook, The Life and Work of Robert Hancock, 1955, no. 19. Provenance: The Joseph M. Handley Collection (collection label no. W 47) Simon Spero, October 3, 2000 Robin Henry Ceramic Collection, New York. Collection #70.