Lot Essay
Cf. Leonard Whiter, op. cit., pl. VIII, fig. 5 for a similar cup and saucer
Details
A SPODE TULIP CUP AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1820, BLACK MARK
With butterfly handle, painted with puce and yellow on grey petals, on a circular base, the saucer similarly painted, handle restored, gilding worn; together with a similar cup, broken and restuck, and a Continental small tulip cup, restored footrim chip (4)
CIRCA 1820, BLACK MARK
With butterfly handle, painted with puce and yellow on grey petals, on a circular base, the saucer similarly painted, handle restored, gilding worn; together with a similar cup, broken and restuck, and a Continental small tulip cup, restored footrim chip (4)