An early Worcester small coffee pot and cover, circa 1752-53An early Worcester small coffee pot and cover, circa 1752-53Painted in blue with a kneeling Chinese figure bowing in front of a willow tree and a small fence, the reverse with a standing 'Long Eliza' figure by a zig-zag fence and a spray of bamboo, two birds in flight above, 14.5cm high, workman's mark in blue, a scratched line in the base in line with the handle and another incised stroke in the footrim (2)ProvenanceGeoffrey Godden Collection, Bonhams, 30 June 2010, lot 55Sylvia and Alan Low CollectionOne of Geoffrey Godden's favourite pieces of Worcester porcelain, this exceptional coffee pot is illustrated and discussed by Geoffrey Godden, English Blue and White Porcelain (2007), pls.143 and 144 and colour pl.34. This is the only example of this pattern so far recorded, although the figure-painting style shares affinities with a series of large tureens or covered punch bowls, in particular the example with the 'Mistress and Slave' pattern illustrated by Branyan, French and Sandon (1989), pp.74-5 (I.A.25A) where a similar standing figure is included. The peacock feather-like motif painted on the spout of this pot provides a link with earlier Lund's Bristol and Limehouse porcelain.