Nantgarw Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer 1818-20

Description

Heading : Nantgarw Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer
Date : 1818-1820
Period : George III – George IV
Marks : none
Origin : Nantgarw. South Wales
Colour : Polychrome overglaze enamels and gilt
Pattern : Floral sprays and a gilt foliate/floral band; dentile gilding over the lip with a pineapple and bubble band to the inside of the cup; further floral spray to the base of the well; gilding to the handle and a ring around the foot string

Features: kidney-shaped handle with distinctive different-sized lobes; a deep. internally canted foot-string; the saucer has a gently-domed. unglazed base
Condition : a small underglaze inclusion to the bottom of the saucer’s cavetto; faint scorching to the outside of the cup’s bowl ; minor gilt loss to both pieces and on te rim of the saucer
Restoration : none
Dimensions : cup – 7.8 cm high to top of handle x 9.4 cm diameter – saucer 2.5 cm high x 14.1 cm diameter
Weight : 259 grams

References: A Compendium of British Cups (Berthoud. 1990). p100/101 (plates 595/601); colour plate 5b