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Dr Wall / First Period Worcester Porcelain Hop Trellis Pattern Coffee Cup & Saucer C.1775
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Dr Wall / First Period Worcester Porcelain Hop Trellis Pattern Coffee Cup & Saucer C.1775

18th century
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Description

A fabulous Worcester porcelain fluted coffee cup and saucer with scalloped rim and the cup with a bifurcated Meissen style handle with acanthus leaf moulded terminals. Painted with a "hop trellis" pattern copied from an original Sèvres design, with over-gilt decoration and gilt rims and handle detail. Unmarked, c.1775.

Provenance: Collections of Sir Jeremy Lever & The Bayard Collection.

The saucer measures 13.7cm (5 3/8") wide and 2.5cm (1") high and the cup measures 6.3cm (2 1/2") high and 6.3cm (2 1/2") rim to rim. 

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Minor handling wear to the gilt on the rims and the centre of the saucer. 

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The Fancy Fox has dated this First Period Worcester Cup to the 18th Century.

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A fabulous Worcester porcelain fluted coffee cup and saucer with scalloped rim and the cup with a bifurcated Meissen style handle with acanthus leaf moulded terminals.
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Painted with a "hop trellis" pattern copied from an original Sèvres design, with over-gilt decoration and gilt rims and handle detail.
The Fancy Fox

Unmarked, c.1775.

fig 1. An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern.
fig 1. Dr Wall / First Period Worcester Porcelain Hop Trellis Pattern Coffee Cup & Saucer C.1775

Provenance: Collections of Sir Jeremy Lever & The Bayard Collection.

The saucer measures 13.7cm (5 3/8") wide and 2.5cm (1") high and the cup measures 6.3cm (2 1/2") high and 6.3cm (2 1/2") rim to rim. 

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration. Minor handling wear to the gilt on the rims and the centre of the saucer. 

Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this First Period Worcester Cup to the 18th Century.

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SA1230424
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1138
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Archive I An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern.

Dr Wall / First Period Worcester Porcelain Hop Trellis Pattern Coffee Cup & Saucer C.1775

Archive II An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern. View II
Archive III An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern. View VIII
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An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern.
Dr Wall / First Period Worcester Porcelain Hop Trellis Pattern Coffee Cup & Saucer c.1775
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An 18th-century soft-paste porcelain coffee cup and saucer with fluted edges, featuring a cobalt blue border, gilt highlights, and a painted green hop trellis pattern.
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Dr Wall First Period Worcester porcelain refers to ceramics produced at the Worcester factory between 1751 and 1783 under the leadership of Dr John Wall. This era is distinguished by the use of soapstone soft-paste porcelain, complex hand-painted enamel patterns, transfer printing, and elaborate gilding.

Pieces were made using soft-paste porcelain modified with soaprock (steatite), which increased thermal resistance. The decoration was rendered using mineral-based enamel pigments and gold leaf gilding, applied over an lead-based glaze.

Authentic items often feature a greenish or yellowish tint when held to a light source due to the steatite content. Factory marks may include hand-painted blue open crescents, square fretted marks, or painter marks, along with characteristic shrinkage on unglazed footrims.

Antique cups and saucers are suited to display inside glazed cabinets, placed on plate stands upon decorative sideboards, or grouped in shelving units as accent pieces within classical decorative schemes.

Soft-paste porcelain should be gently cleaned by hand using warm water and a mild detergent. Avoid submersion, chemical cleaners, abrasive sponges, and dishwashers to protect overglaze enamels and original gilding from wear.
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