Lot Essay
For a teapot of similar form see Alan Smith, The Illustrated Guide to Liverpool Herculaneum Pottery (London, 1970), pl. 142.
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CIRCA 1815, PATTERN NUMBER 878
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A Herculaneum porcelain tea and coffee service
Circa 1815, pattern number 878
Gilt with a pattern of Greek-key bands above stiff oak-leaf borders within gilt rims, comprising: a teapot, cover and stand, oval sugar-bowl and cover, milk-jug, slop-basin, circular dish, seven coffee-cans, six teacups and eleven saucers; and a later Paris porcelain replacement saucer of the same pattern (sugar-bowl with two slight cracks, one teacup with slight crack, minor wear to gilding)
Circa 1815, pattern number 878
Gilt with a pattern of Greek-key bands above stiff oak-leaf borders within gilt rims, comprising: a teapot, cover and stand, oval sugar-bowl and cover, milk-jug, slop-basin, circular dish, seven coffee-cans, six teacups and eleven saucers; and a later Paris porcelain replacement saucer of the same pattern (sugar-bowl with two slight cracks, one teacup with slight crack, minor wear to gilding)
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