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Caughley Tea Bowl and Saucer, New Fluted form, 'Royal Stripe & Festoon' Decoration, c1790

(p1084)

A very elegant Caughley tea bowl and saucer dating from c1790. The shape is of the 'new fluted' design and is beautifully decorated with a pattern known as 'Royal Stripe & Festoon' in underglaze blue and rich honey coloured gilding. The tea bowl is marked with the underglaze blue Salopian 'S' used at the famous Shropshire Caughley factory c1775-90.

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The tea bowl has the Royal blue stripe equally spaced in six positions round its body. The centre of each blue stripe has a white gap in which there is a blue diamond in a gilt circle. The blue stripes are bounded with gilded lines and on the blue strip a gilded cross design.

Between the blue stripes are festoons of stylised flowers and foliage in underglaze blue and gold. It is certainly a very elegant design of decoration.

The tea bowl has a scalloped rim which is also gilded.

The tea bowl stands upon a raised foot rim at the top of which is a gilded line round the base of the bowl.

There are no manufacturer's marks on this tea bowl and saucer, but they are from a set where several pieces are marked with the underglaze blue 'S' used at the Caughley factory c1775-90.

Inside the bowl of the tea bowl is an underglaze blue and gilded star.

The saucer is also fluted and has the same charming decoration as the tea bowl.

The saucer has the Royal blue stripe equally spaced in six positions round its body. The centre of each blue stripe has a white gap in which there is a blue diamond in a gilt circle. The blue stripes are bounded with gilded lines and on the blue strip a gilded cross design.

Between the blue stripes are festoons of stylised flowers and foliage in underglaze blue and gold.

The saucer has a scalloped rim which is also gilded.

Inside the centre of the saucer is an underglaze blue and gilded star within a gilded circle.

This is an extremely elegant Caughley tea bowl and saucer, decorated with the 'Royal stripe and Festoon' design, c1790.

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Size and Weight: (values are approximate)

	3½ (88mm) diameter of the rim of the tea bowl.
	2" (50mm) height of the tea bowl.
	5½" (140mm) diameter of the saucer.
	8oz (225gms) total weight of tea bowl and saucer.

Marks:

The tea bowl and saucer are unmarked. However, they are from a Caughley set where several pieces are marked with the underglaze blue Salopian 'S' used at the famous Shropshire Caughley factory c1775-90.

Condition:

This charming Caughley tea bowl and saucer are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, repairs or restoration.

The only extremely minor imperfection is some slight wear to the gilding, this mainly to the high spots on the tea bowls gilded scalloped rim.

A most beautiful and elegant tea bowl and saucer for the collector of Caughley or early English porcelain from the eighteenth century.