A rare pair of Worcester junket dishes, circa 1758A rare pair of Worcester junket dishes, circa 1758Of lobed circular form, with crisply moulded basket-weave grounds reserving three scroll-edged panels painted in blue with chinoiserie riverscapes, including a fisherman on an island, and a figure in a sampan, the border with floral sprigs, 23.1cm diam, one with workman's mark (2)This earliest shape of Worcester junket dish is more often painted with floral panels. Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain (1989) record two single examples with Chinese landscape panels which they designated the 'Bamboo Pavilion' (I.B.23) and 'The Neighbours' (I.B.23A). Since publication, two further junket dishes have been noted, both with entirely different Chinese scenes in each of the panels. The present pair matches one of these. It is curious why the Worcester factory should have created so many totally different patterns with which to decorate these rare objects. An example with 'The Neighbours' was sold by Bonhams, 2 December 2009, lot 131.