First Period Worcester Imari Trio Tea Coffee Cup & Saucer C.1770

Name: First Period Worcester Imari Trio Tea Coffee Cup & Saucer C.1770
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA485615
Availability: SoldOut

18th century

Sold by The Fancy Fox

Description

Very pretty Worcester trio comprising tea cup, coffee cup and saucer, of fluted form with scalloped rims and decorated in the imari style in iron red and dark blue and with gilt accents. White panels painted with bold floral displays separated by blue bands with gilded cross-hatched decoration and daisy type flowers. The saucer rim and inner rims of the cups decorated with a blue band with gilded scroll frieze. Provenance: The Tim Olney Collection.

The tea cup measures 3 3/8" rim to rim, 4 1/2" handle to rim and 2" high. The coffee cup measures 2 3/8" rim to rim and 3 1/4" handle to rim and 2 1/2" high. The saucer is 5 1/4" wide and 1 1/4" deep. Condition is very good: there is a small nick to the outside rim of the coffee cup. Otherwise no damage or restoration, light surface wear and the foot of the tea cup has a firing fault to a section of the glaze.

Physical Dimensions

Height

6cm (2.36")

Width

13cm (5.12")

Depth

13cm (5.12")

Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA485615

Dealers Internal Reference

FA0423

Dealers Notes

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Description

Very pretty Worcester trio comprising tea cup, coffee cup and saucer, of fluted form with scalloped rims and decorated in the imari style in iron red and dark blue and with gilt accents.

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White panels painted with bold floral displays separated by blue bands with gilded cross-hatched decoration and daisy type flowers.

The Fancy Fox

The saucer rim and inner rims of the cups decorated with a blue band with gilded scroll frieze. Provenance: The Tim Olney Collection.

fig 1. First Period Worcester Imari Trio Tea Coffee Cup & Saucer c.1770 — fig 1. First Period Worcester Imari Trio Tea Coffee Cup & Saucer C.1770

The tea cup measures 3 3/8" rim to rim, 4 1/2" handle to rim and 2" high. The coffee cup measures 2 3/8" rim to rim and 3 1/4" handle to rim and 2 1/2" high. The saucer is 5 1/4" wide and 1 1/4" deep. Condition is very good: there is a small nick to the outside rim of the coffee cup. Otherwise no damage or restoration, light surface wear and the foot of the tea cup has a firing fault to a section of the glaze.

Physical Dimensions

Height

6cm (2.36")

Width

13cm (5.12")

Depth

13cm (5.12")

Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA485615