Worcester Porcelain Fluted Coffee Cup & Saucer c.1765 (1 of 8)

The Fancy Fox

Suffolk, UK

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Worcester Porcelain Fluted Coffee Cup & Saucer c.1765

REF: FA1429 / LA430921

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Description

A first period Worcester porcelain coffee cup and saucer with concave vertical fluting well painted with small floral sprays and finished with gilt rims. Blue fretted square mark to the base. c.1765-1768. Reference: Worcester Porcelain: The Zorensky Collection, Spero and Sandon, entries 199 & 200 for examples and a discussion on this uncommon style of factory decoration from the mid 1760.

measurements

The cup measures 5.6cm (2 1/4") high and 6.5cm (2 1/2") rim to rim. The saucer measures 2.5cm (1") high and 11.8cm (4 5/8") wide.

measurements

declaration

The Fancy Fox has clarified that the Worcester Porcelain Fluted Coffee Cup & Saucer c.1765 (LA430921) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1765

declaration

condition

Condition is excellent with no damage, repair or restoration. Very minor handling wear mainly just to the gilt on the high points on the cup rim. There is a small area of discolouration just below the rim inside the cup and a little bit of kiln dust spotting to a small area of the saucer rim.