(p1372)

A very elegant and well moulded spiral shanked tea bowl and saucer decorated with blue and gilt decoration including the gilt 'Fly' motif. This charming tea bowl and saucer was made at the famous Worcester factory c1790.  It is marked with the Worcester open blue crescent mark used at the Worcester factory c1755-1790. This delightful tea bowl and saucer dates from c1790.

Click here to check price and availability

This very fine quality tea bowl and saucer is moulded with 'shanked' (or spiral) lines which was the latest design in fashion at the later period of the eighteenth century. These moulded lines are very finely potted and create a most decorative effect.

The outer body of the tea bowl and the inside of the saucer are beautifully decorated with the 'Fly' pattern, this includes three gilt flies positioned around the body, these having between them three gilt flower sprigs.

A rich underglaze Cobalt blue border runs around the inside top of the tea bowl and the saucer. These are decorated with a trail of gilt leaves and berries. Around the inside base of the bowl and the saucer is a cobalt blue and gilt wreath decoration. A gilded line runs round the outside of the foot of the bowl.

Both the tea bowl and the saucer are marked on the base with the Worcester open blue crescent mark used at the Worcester factory c1755-1790. The tea bowl and saucer date from c1790.

A delightful Flight and Barr period Worcester Shanked Tea Bowl and Saucer, Blue and Gilt Decoration with the 'Fly' pattern, c1790

Ask for more information about this item

Size and Weight:

• Tea bowl
  • 2" 50mm) high
  • 3¼" (83mm) in diameter
• Saucer
  • 1" (25mm) high
  • 5¼ (135mm) diameter
• Total for both together
  • 5¼oz (150gms) weight.
• (values are approximate)

Marks:

The tea bowl and saucer are marked on the base with the Worcester open blue crescent mark used at the Worcester factory c1755-1790. The tea bowl and saucer date from c1790.

Condition:

This beautiful jug is in really excellent condition with no chips, cracks, repairs or restoration. The gilded decoration is in just about perfect condition showing next to no wear. A fabulous Worcester tea bowl and saucer for any collector of Worcester porcelain.