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First Period Worcester Porcelain Queen's Pattern Chocolate Cup c.1768
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Description
A very fine Worcester porcelain chocolate cup with the basic underglaze blue Queen's pattern as a base and then beautifully painted with flowers in the reserved panels and roundels in bright enamels including dry blue. Fine quality gilding over the blue ground and gilt dentil border inside the rim. Unmarked.
Reference: The Zoresnky Collection, Spero & Sandon, entry 206 shows a two handled chocolate cup and saucer identical decoration.
measurements
It measures 7.3cm (2 7/8") high, 9.5cm (3 3/4") rim to rim and 11.5cm (4 1/2") rim to handle.
measurements
declaration
The Fancy Fox has clarified that the First Period Worcester Porcelain Queen's Pattern Chocolate Cup c.1768 (LA433994) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1768
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condition
condition
In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Some where to the gilt rim, handle and dentil border but pretty minimal handling wear otherwise.