Rare 18thC Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Punch Bowl Foxhunt Robert Hancock Zorensk For Sale

Rare 18thC Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Punch Bowl Foxhunt Robert Hancock Zorensky
📋 Item SpecificsFieldValuePrimary MaterialCeramic, PorcelainMakerWorcester (Dr. Wall / First Period)Original/ReproductionOriginal (Antique)AgePre-1800 (Circa 1768–1770)Origin/RegionEngland, United KingdomPatternThe Foxhunt / In Full ChaseProduction TechniqueOverglaze Transfer-Printed (Black)Engraver/ArtistRobert Hancock (after James Seymour)Dimensions11.125" Diameter x 4.25" Height (28.5 cm)ProvenanceThe Zorensky Collection🌟 Rarity & Collectibility Profile

• The Scale:While smaller Worcester tea wares are common, an11-inch punch bowlis an exceptional, investment-grade survival. Large bowls were prone to thermal shock from hot punch and handling damage, making large, intact examples rare.
• The Provenance:This piece carries flawless, elite collector pedigree. Having theZorensky collection tag(#42 Hancock Book) automatically elevates this piece above unrecorded equivalents. It is an exact match to the example chosen for inclusion in Spero & Sandon’s master reference textbook (The Zorensky Collection, Fig. 319).
• The Subject Matter:18th-century English sporting and equestrian transfer prints are intensely cross-collected by both porcelain enthusiasts and traditional British sporting art collectors.

🎨 Information About the ArtistsRobert Hancock (1730–1817) – The Master EngraverRobert Hancock was the pioneer of overglaze transfer printing on porcelain. After working at the York House Battersea enamel works, he joined Worcester in 1756. His intricate copperplate engravings revolutionized the industry, allowing fine, fine-art quality graphics to be replicated on ceramics. His lines are celebrated for their micro-fine detail, shadow hatching, and deep tonal clarity—brilliantly showcased on the continuous exterior hunt scene of this bowl.James Seymour (1702–1752) – The Original PainterThe graphics on this bowl were adapted from a 1755 engraving by Thomas Burford, which was based on an original painting ("The Chase") by James Seymour. Seymour was one of the big three "Founding Fathers" of the British Sporting Art school (alongside Peter Tillemans and John Wootton). He was famous for painting racehorses and fox hunts for the British aristocracy, and his distinct primitive, energetic depiction of galloping horses is beautifully preserved in this porcelain transfer.📝 Detailed Item DescriptionTitle:Superb 18th-Century Dr. Wall First Period Worcester Porcelain "The Foxhunt" Punch Bowl
Circa:1768–1770
Provenance:Ex-Zorensky CollectionDescription:
Offered is a magnificent, museum-quality First Period (Dr. Wall era) Worcester porcelain punch bowl of impressive, large-scale proportions measuring 11 1/8 inches in diameter.The exterior of the bowl is finely decorated in overglaze black transfer printing by the legendary Robert Hancock, executing "The Foxhunt" pattern (Design No. 42 in the Hancock catalog). The continuous, sweeping panoramic scene—adapted from the equestrian paintings of James Seymour—vividly depicts huntsmen in full attire galloping alongside a pack of hounds in full cry ("In Full Chase") through a detailed British landscape of rustic fences and farmsteads. The interior of the bowl features a traditional central vignette of a huntsman holding a dead fox aloft, beautifully ringed by intricate sporting trophies and game vignettes along the inner rim.Unrivaled Provenance & Collector Markings:
The underside of this bowl acts as a physical archive of its prestigious history through elite private collections and premier UK sale houses:

• The Zorensky Collection Tag:Features the original, handwritten rectangular paper tag reading"#42 Hancock Book"affixed by the legendary collectors Milton and Isidore Zorensky. This exact pattern variation is published as Figure 319 in the definitive textbookWorcester Porcelain 1751-1790: The Zorensky Collection.
• Historical Processing Marks:Includes the vintage neon sale tracking sticker (9081 CARA K) from its landmark sale at Bonhams London (New Bond Street, Lot 93), an antique dealer gallery inventory notation (4-894 / 2500), and a classic handwritten red collection prefix (C-70).

Condition Report:
"Offered in excellent antique condition with no cracks, chips, or restoration, showing only minor, expected surface wear to the interior bottom and base ring consistent with age."

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