A rare Worcester stand for a finger bowl, circa 1756-58A rare Worcester stand for a finger bowl, circa 1756-58Printed in brown with 'La Cascade', a promenading couple in a formal garden, musicians nearby, a painted scrollwork border at the rim, signed in the print below the fountain 'R Hancock fecit', 15.2cm diamProvenanceSylvia and Alan Low CollectionA teapot with the same print and border design is illustrated by Joseph M Handley, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels (1991), p.52, no.2.12 and col. pl.1. The source is a painting by Watteau via an engraving by G Scotin. For a matching teabowl see Sandon and Spero, The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.380, no.490.