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Barr Worcester Tea Bowl & Saucer, Shanked shape with blue and gilt border and Gilded Thistles, Scratched 'B' mark, c1795

(p1107)

A very elegant and well moulded circular spiral shanked tea bowl and saucer, decorated with blue and gilt decoration including the gilt Thistle motif. This charming tea bowl and saucer was made at the famous Barr Worcester factory c1795 and is marked on the underside of the tea bowl and saucer base with the impressed 'B' mark of the Barr Worcester factory.

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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.

Around the outside of the tea bowl there are three gilt Thistle flower and leaves.

A rich under glaze Cobalt blue border runs around the inner rim of the tea bowl, this is decorated with a trail of gilt leaves and berries. This decoration in blue and gilt is also applied to the saucer.

In the base of the tea bowl is a circular cartouche formed by a line of under glaze blue bounded by a gilt line on the outer edge and a scalloped gilt line on the inner edge. Inside this circle is a gilded Thistle flower and leaves.

The tea bowl marked with the incised scratched 'B' mark of the Barr Worcester factory. This mark was used at this famous Worcester factory between c1792-1807. It also has a '4' in gold on the inside of the foot rim, a decorator's tally mark.

The saucer is decorated in exactly the same way as the tea bowl.

A rich under glaze Cobalt blue border runs around the inner rim of the saucer, this is decorated with a trail of gilt leaves and berries.

In the base of the saucer is a circular cartouche formed by a line of under glaze blue bounded by a gilt line on the outer edge and a scalloped gilt line on the inner edge. Inside this circle is a gilded Thistle flower and leaves.

This is a charming Barr Worcester Tea Bowl Can & Saucer, Shanked shape with blue and gilt border and Gilded Thistles, Scratched 'B' mark, c1795.

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Size and Weight: (values are approximate)

	2" (55mm) height of the tea bowl.
	3¼" (80mm) diameter of the tea bowl.
	5¼ (135mm) diameter of the saucer.
	6½ oz (185gms) total weight of the tea bowl and saucer.

Marks:

The tea bowl and saucer are marked with the incised scratched 'B' mark of the Barr Worcester factory. This mark was used at this famous Worcester factory between c1792-1807. The tea bowl also has a '4' in gold on the inside of the foot rim, a decorator's tally mark.

Condition:

This most attractive eighteenth century Worcester tea bowl and saucer is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, repairs or restoration. The only extremely minor imperfection is some slight wear to the gilding on the scalloped rims at the high spots (as shown below).

A very attractive eighteenth century Worcester tea bowl and saucer for the collector of Worcester or early English porcelain.