Antique Coalport Tea cup c.1815
Antique Coalport Tea cup
c.1815
Hand painted flowers and heavy gilding.
Height: 5.3cm approx. (2⅛" approx.)
Top diameter: 9.2cm approx. (3⅝" approx.)
Some wear to gilding and historic hairline near handle approx. 1.5cm
Founded by John Rose in 1795, Coalport is world renowned for its quality porcelain. In 1820 Rose received the gold medal of the Society of Arts for his feldspar porcelain and an improved, lead-free glaze, with which the enamel colours fused in firing.
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