Rare
Caughley 'Fenced Garden' pattern Tea bowl and Saucer, c1780-85
(p1032)
This beautiful Caughley tea bowl and saucer, c1780-85 is
decorated in the rare 'Fenced Garden' pattern. The 'Fenced Garden' pattern
was only produced only by Caughley, rather than at Worcester as well, each
generally having many similar patterns. This pattern was also usually
restricted to Caughley tea wares.
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This tea bowl and saucer comes from a Cheshire family that
have had this as part of a teaset in their family possible from when the
set was first produced in 1780-85. It belonged, I am informed, to a family
called 'Cawley' in Cheshire.
The tea bowl and saucer are decorated with the blue
and white 'Fenced garden' pattern. This comprises two main scenes. The
main one shows a Pagoda like building with a garden that is surrounded by
a fence. Within this fenced garden stand two people. the secondary scene
shows an Island on which stands some small buildings, one of which stands
upon strange stilt like constructions. An elegant floral border completes
the decoration.
The tea bowl has the 'Fenced Garden' garden decoration round
the outside in a very attractive deep and rich blue.
There is the floral border applied to the inner rim of the
tea bowl and is embellished with a gilded rim.
In the base of the bowl is a small Island with three rocks.
There are three tiny 'spur' marks evenly spaced in the bowl, these are the
marks left from the supports used to support the tea bowl in the kiln
during its firing.
The tea bowl stands upon a raised circular foot. There is
the typical Caughley glaze free circle around the inner rim of the foot. The underside of the
tea bowl is marked with the Caughley 'Salopian' S mark. This mark was used
at the Caughley factory in Shropshire between 1775 and1790.
The saucer carries exactly the same decoration as the tea
bowl. There is a fine and crisp blue and white 'Fenced Pattern' scene in
the centre of the bowl. This comprises two main scenes. The main one shows
a Pagoda like building with a garden that is surrounded by a fence. Within
this fenced garden stand two people. the secondary scene shows an Island
on which stands some small buildings, one of which stands upon strange
stilt like constructions. An elegant floral border completes the
decoration.
Around the rim of the saucer is the floral border with a
gilded line round the actual rim.
There is a raised foot rim to the saucer on the underside
and it is marked with the Caughley 'Salopian' Sx mark. This mark was used
at the Caughley factory in Shropshire between 1775 and1790.
This is an attractive blue and white Caughley Tea Bowl
and Saucer, decorated with the rare 'Fenced Garden' Pattern, c1780-85.
Size and Weight:
(values are approximate)
Marks:
The underside of the saucer is marked with the Caughley 'Salopian' Sx
mark and the underside of the tea bowl with an 'S' mark. These marks were used at the Caughley factory in Shropshire between
1775 and1790. this particular set with this 'Fenced Garden' pattern would
date to c1780-85. It is believed to have been in the same family since it
was new, the Cawley family of Cheshire.
This superb and rare Caughley tea bowl and saucer is in excellent
condition with no cracks, chips, repairs or restoration. The blue and
white decoration of the 'Fenced Garden' Pattern is a rich dark blue and
very crisp detail.
The only very minor imperfections is a tiny amount of ware to the
gilding.
It is a rare opportunity to purchase a Caughley tea bowl and saucer
decorated with the 'Fenced Garden' pattern and a piece from a set with a
family history.
