Lot Essay
Gerald Coke, op. cit., p. 232 notes that only the pink-scale border was applied at the Giles workshop and that the flower-sprays are later additions.
CIRCA 1765, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND 9 MARK
Details
A Worcester teacup
Circa 1765, blue crossed swords and 9 mark
Partly decorated in the atelier of James Giles with loose bouquets of flowers beneath a pink-scale-ground border and gilt dentil rim
2in. (5.1cm.) high
Circa 1765, blue crossed swords and 9 mark
Partly decorated in the atelier of James Giles with loose bouquets of flowers beneath a pink-scale-ground border and gilt dentil rim
2in. (5.1cm.) high
Literature
Gerald Coke, op. cit., p. 232, pl. 60c.