Description
Cobalt reserves, cameo-like motifs and extensive gilding distinguish this small Coalport demitasse cup and saucer. The saucer adds painted pastoral scenes and birds among raised gilt scrolls, giving the matching pair more to study than its compact dimensions suggest. It suits a display of richly decorated English porcelain and tea and coffee table pieces.
The supplied identification records crowned Coalport A.D. 1750 marks on both pieces and painted pattern number 5219 on the cup. These marks support Coalport manufacture, while the saucer's related decoration connects it with the cup. A.D. 1750 forms part of a factory trademark and is not the manufacture year. The original listing suggests late nineteenth-century production from the style of mark, but an exact year has not been verified here. The gilt surface and painted scenery are material details worth preserving in the description. Excellent condition with no chips or cracks is the assessment supplied for the pair; the photographs cannot independently exclude every hairline, worn gilt area or earlier restoration. For more context on the decoration and identification, see the Journal guide to Imari-inspired ceramics. Compare the different decoration on the separately listed Coalport floral cup and saucer.
- Maker: Coalport, England, as recorded on both crown marks.
- Dimensions: Cup 4 cm high and 6 cm wide, as listed; saucer size not separately recorded.
- Condition: Listed as Excellent; no chips or cracks reported in the supplied description.
- Features: Pattern 5219, cobalt reserves, cameo motifs, pastoral panels and raised gilding.
- Period: Late nineteenth century by mark style; exact year unconfirmed.
- SKU: SKU-00553.
An elaborate pair for collectors of Coalport porcelain, Victorian decoration or demitasse ware.