Ridgway hand painted and gilded trio
This delightful Ridgway hand painted and gilded porcelain trio is decorated with Ridgway's pattern 2/824 on their Round Embossed shape and comprises a tea cup, a coffee cup and a shared saucer. The gilding has been very delicately done and traces the moulded, raised areas to the outside, with a line of gilding to the inside of the cups. On the outside of the cups, just below the rim, and to the edge of the saucer is a raised, finely moulded lattice work decoration.
The only mark is the pattern number 2/824, which has been painted on the base of all three pieces. Examples are shown in plate 631 of Berthoud's "A Compendium of British Cups", and plates 97-99 of Godden's "Ridgway Porcelains". The condition is excellent, with only a couple of small pieces of grit from the kiln that have settled in the bottom of each cup, to detract from it. The set would date from around 1820.
This delightful Ridgway hand painted and gilded porcelain trio is decorated with Ridgway's pattern 2/824 on their Round Embossed shape and comprises a tea cup, a coffee cup and a shared saucer. The gilding has been very delicately done and traces the moulded, raised areas to the outside, with a line of gilding to the inside of the cups. On the outside of the cups, just below the rim, and to the edge of the saucer is a raised, finely moulded lattice work decoration.
The only mark is the pattern number 2/824, which has been painted on the base of all three pieces. Examples are shown in plate 631 of Berthoud's "A Compendium of British Cups", and plates 97-99 of Godden's "Ridgway Porcelains". The condition is excellent, with only a couple of small pieces of grit from the kiln that have settled in the bottom of each cup, to detract from it. The set would date from around 1820.
Description
This delightful Ridgway hand painted and gilded porcelain trio is decorated with Ridgway's pattern 2/824 on their Round Embossed shape and comprises a tea cup, a coffee cup and a shared saucer. The gilding has been very delicately done and traces the moulded, raised areas to the outside, with a line of gilding to the inside of the cups. On the outside of the cups, just below the rim, and to the edge of the saucer is a raised, finely moulded lattice work decoration.
The only mark is the pattern number 2/824, which has been painted on the base of all three pieces. Examples are shown in plate 631 of Berthoud's "A Compendium of British Cups", and plates 97-99 of Godden's "Ridgway Porcelains". The condition is excellent, with only a couple of small pieces of grit from the kiln that have settled in the bottom of each cup, to detract from it. The set would date from around 1820.
