Dr Wall Worcester Tea Cup & Saucer, 1760s
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A fine Dr Wall Worcester porcelain tea cup and saucer, circa 1760s, finely potted and decorated, the cup with tapering sides decorated with polychrome birds and insects to fan shaped panels and circles reserved upon a mazarine blue ground with foliate gilt enrichments; the glaze having a greenish tinge to the interior; with a pair black painted 'C' style marks underside, saucer diameter 11.5 cm
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- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Mazarin Blue - Mazarin blue, also known as bleu de Mazarin, is a shade of blue named after Cardinal Mazarin, a prominent French statesman and Catholic cardinal who lived in the 17th century. The color is a deep, rich blue with a hint of purple, and it was popular in France during the Baroque period.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Worcester (England), item types
- Worcester (England), other - First Period / Dr. Wall 419
- Worcester (England), patterns - Fan pattern 8
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