Lot Essay
Cf. Gerald Coke, In search of James Giles (Wingham, 1983), p. 97 for a discussion of thie pattern, p. 236, pls. 64a and b.
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CIRCA 1780
Details
A Worcester white and gilt reeded part tea and coffee-service
CIRCA 1780
Decorated with paterae and husk swags, comprising:
an oviform teacaddy and cover (minor chipping to finial and rim)
a sugar bowl and cover (minor chipping to finial)
a saucer-dish
six coffee-cups
Six teabowls
three saucers (one chipped to footrim)
(some light rubbing throughout);
and a globular teapot and a cover en suite, probably Caughley (the matched cover with rim chip) (22)
CIRCA 1780
Decorated with paterae and husk swags, comprising:
an oviform teacaddy and cover (minor chipping to finial and rim)
a sugar bowl and cover (minor chipping to finial)
a saucer-dish
six coffee-cups
Six teabowls
three saucers (one chipped to footrim)
(some light rubbing throughout);
and a globular teapot and a cover en suite, probably Caughley (the matched cover with rim chip) (22)
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