A Spode porcelain coffee cup, early 19th century, the London...

Hammer

£80

A Spode porcelain coffee cup, early 19th century, the London shape cup with winged figural handle, the body finely enamelled with floral sprays against a cobalt blue and gilt scale ground, red painted maker’s mark and Margaret Bentley Collection label to base, 8cm high; with a further London shape coffee cup, possibly Coalport, the interior enamelled with floral sprays below a cobalt blue and gilt scrolled border, gilt foliate sprays to the exterior, painted fraction mark ‘2/739’ and ‘MB Collection’ label to base, 6.5cm high with a Chamberlains Worcester porcelain model of a recumbent ram, probably early 19th century, on pink ground, painted maker’s mark, Margaret Bentley Collection label, 7cm long (at fault) and a Davenport porcelain cabinet breakfast cup and saucer, early 19th century, the cup of compressed Etruscan form with upturned handle, each piece enamelled with floral reserves against a cobalt blue ground, gilt highlights throughout, red printed maker’s mark to bases, the saucer with Margaret Bentley Collection label, the cup 5cm high, the saucer 14.5cm diameter; with a similarly decorated Davenport teacup and saucer, early 19th century, the cup of Etruscan form with upturned handle, red printed maker’s mark to bases, the saucer with Margaret Bentley Collection label, the cup 6cm high, the saucer 15cm diameter (at fault) See Berthoud (Michael), AN ANTHOLOGY OF BRITISH CUPS plates 503 and 504 for examples of the Etruscan cup shape.

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The Spode cup shows a glazing fault to the interior and rubbing to the gilt highlights throughout. The other cup shows pits and frits to the interior and rubbing to the gilt highlights. Neither shows any obvious chips, cracks, crazing or evidence of restoration. Both would benefit from cleaning.

The ram shows surface crazing throughout, nibbles to the right ear, and rubbing to the gilt highlights.

The Davenport cups and saucers both show crazing throughout and rubbing to the gilt highlights. One cup shows a stained hairline to the interior.