Caughley Sucrier & Cover, New Fluted Form, Blue and Gilt
'Dresden Flower' Decoration, c1790
(p1114)
A very elegant Caughley sucrier and cover dating from c1790.
The shape is of the 'new fluted' design and is beautifully decorated with a
pattern known as 'Dresden Flower' in underglaze blue and rich honey
coloured gilding. The sucrier is unmarked but is from the famous Shropshire Caughley factory c1790.
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The bowl of the sucrier has a border round the top portion of
underglaze blue dots linked with gilded stylised flower heads. Below this is a
blue line with scalloped gilded lines on each side.
Around the body of the sucrier are equally spaced stylised flowers and
foliage in underglaze blue and gold. These flower sprays are interspersed
with single gilt sprigs. It is certainly a very elegant design of
decoration.
The sucrier bowl has a scalloped and gilded rim.
The sucrier bowl stands upon a raised foot rim at the top of which
is a gilded line round the base of the bowl.
The cover of the sucrier is also fluted and has the same charming decoration
as the tea bowl.
The low domed shaped cover has a border round the rim of
underglaze blue dots linked with gilded stylised flower heads. Inside this is a
blue line with scalloped gilded lines on each side.
Around the cover are equally spaced stylised flowers and
foliage sprays in underglaze blue and gold. These flower sprays are
interspersed with single gilt sprigs.
The cover has a scalloped rim which is also richly gilded.
There is a gilded button shaped final to the cover.
This is an extremely elegant Caughley Sucrier and Cover,
decorated with 'Dresden Flower' design, c1790.
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The sucrier is unmarked but is from the famous Shropshire Caughley factory c1790.
This charming Caughley sucrier and cover are in very good condition with no cracks, repairs or restoration. There is the tiniest of
chips to the underside of the covers raised rim, but this is really small
(shown in the two pictures below). The gilding is in very good order with almost
no wear.
It is a very elegant Caughley sucrier and cover for the collector of
eighteenth century Caughley or early English porcelain.
