New Hall ‘The Basket’ Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer c1795

Description

Heading : New Hall tea cup and saucer
Date : c1795
Period : George III
Marks : Unmarked
Origin : English
Colour : White. polychrome painted
Pattern : Number 171 ‘The basket’
Features : Decorated with an orange/brown basket filled with flowers surrounded by floral sprays.  Red and puce dotted waving lines and borders. Ring loop handle to the cup and a steep incline lip to the saucer
Saucer Size : 1 5/16 inches tall by 5 1/16 inches in diameter
Condition : Excellent : No cracks. a minor flea bite to rim of saucer. wear commensurate with age as shown.
Restoration : None
Weight : 175 grams

Additional Information : An example can be viewed in the V&A online museum collections http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O163120/tea-cup-coffee-new-hall-porcelain/