Lot Essay
See David Battie, Guide to Understanding 19th & 20th century British Procelain, p. 30 for a similar cup and saucer. A Chamberlain service of this type was exhibited at the Crystal Palace in 1851.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
TWO ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN 'JEWELLED' DOUBLE-WALLED SMALL BOWLS
DATED 1875 AND 1876, GREEN PRINTED CROWNED GLOBE MARKS, PAINTED RS/I TO ONE
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TWO ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN 'JEWELLED' DOUBLE-WALLED SMALL BOWLS
Dated 1875 and 1876, green printed crowned globe marks, painted RS/i to one
Each reticulated with pale-blue honeycomb pattern ground reserved with red and gilt pierced shields, the front and back gilt in the Chinoiserie taste with oval panels of crane and bamboo, the rim enamelled with a turquoise and white 'jewelled' ribbon entwined with gilt foliage on the pink ground
6 3/8in. (16.2cm.) diam. (2)
Dated 1875 and 1876, green printed crowned globe marks, painted RS/i to one
Each reticulated with pale-blue honeycomb pattern ground reserved with red and gilt pierced shields, the front and back gilt in the Chinoiserie taste with oval panels of crane and bamboo, the rim enamelled with a turquoise and white 'jewelled' ribbon entwined with gilt foliage on the pink ground
6 3/8in. (16.2cm.) diam. (2)