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Fine Rockingham Coffee Cup and Saucer, Pattern 743, Yates Leeds, C.1826–1830
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Fine Rockingham Coffee Cup and Saucer, Pattern 743, Yates Leeds, C.1826–1830

18th century
Description

A fine and rare Rockingham bone china coffee cup and saucer, c.1826–1830, decorated in the desirable pattern 743.

The cup is of bucket shape with a figure 7 handle, decorated with a deep claret ground and burnished gilt bands. The front panel is finely painted with a study of seashells and marine foliage, set within a gilt rectangular reserve.

This form and decoration are typical of Rockingham’s finest tea and coffee wares of the red griffin period, with rich ground colours, high-quality painting and elaborate gilding.

The cup bears the Yates, Leeds mark.

Dimensions

Cup: 7.5 cm high, 7.7 cm diameter

Saucer: 15 cm diameter

Condition

Excellent antique condition. No damage, no restoration and no glaze crazing. Only a couple of superficial scratches consistent with age. A very decorative and collectable example.

Declaration

Touch of Time Antiques has dated this Rockingham Porcelain Coffee Cup to the Georgian era.

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Description
A fine and rare Rockingham bone china coffee cup and saucer, c.1826–1830, decorated in the desirable pattern 743.
The cup is of bucket shape with a figure 7 handle, decorated with a deep claret ground and burnished gilt bands.
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The front panel is finely painted with a study of seashells and marine foliage, set within a gilt rectangular reserve.

fig 1. A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells.
fig 1. Fine Rockingham Coffee Cup and Saucer, Pattern 743, Yates Leeds, C.1826–1830

This form and decoration are typical of Rockingham’s finest tea and coffee wares of the red griffin period, with rich ground colours, high-quality painting and elaborate gilding.

The cup bears the Yates, Leeds mark.

fig 2. A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells.
fig 2. Fine Rockingham Coffee Cup and Saucer, Pattern 743, Yates Leeds, C.1826–1830

Dimensions

Cup: 7.5 cm high, 7.7 cm diameter

Saucer: 15 cm diameter

Condition

Excellent antique condition. No damage, no restoration and no glaze crazing. Only a couple of superficial scratches consistent with age. A very decorative and collectable example.

Date of Manufacture

Touch of Time Antiques has dated this Rockingham Porcelain Coffee Cup to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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Archive I A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells.

Fine Rockingham Coffee Cup and Saucer, Pattern 743, Yates Leeds, c.1826–1830

Archive II A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells. View II
Archive III A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells. View III
Archive IV A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells. View IV
Archive V A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells. View V
Archive VI A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells. View VI
Archive VII A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells. View VII
Archive VIII A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells. View VIII
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A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells.
Fine Rockingham Coffee Cup and Saucer, Pattern 743, Yates Leeds, c.1826–1830
Ref: SA1222896
A Regency-era porcelain coffee cup and saucer featuring a deep claret ground, gilded borders, and a hand-painted panel depicting seashells.
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Antiques are the ultimate green purchase. By choosing historical pieces over newly manufactured goods, you completely eliminate the carbon footprint of modern mass production while preserving exceptional, timeless craftsmanship.

Rockingham porcelain from the Regency period is recognised for high-quality soft-paste and bone china bodies, often finished with rich ground colours, heavy gilding, and finely detailed hand-painted vignettes depicting botanical or natural history themes.

Early nineteenth-century English ceramics were primarily manufactured using bone china, a mixture of china stone, kaolin, and calcined bone ash, which offered durability and translucency when fired and decorated with enamel paints and mercury gilding.

Authentic pieces from this period often display specific pattern numbers painted on the underside, smooth translucent porcelain, precise hand-painted reserves, and characteristic gilded handles and rims typical of Yorkshire potteries.

Single cups and saucers can be displayed within glazed cabinets, layered alongside books on open shelving, or arranged as decorative accents on console tables to introduce historic colour and pattern.

Antique porcelain decorated with hand-painted enamels and gilding should be hand-washed gently in lukewarm water using mild detergent, avoiding abrasive materials, harsh chemical cleaners, or dishwasher exposure.
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