Fine Worcester Porcelain Two-Handled Chocolate or Caudle Cup and Stand 1768-76

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Fine Worcester Porcelain Two-Handled Chocolate or Caudle Cup and Stand 1768-76

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Reference : The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain Volume One,1751-1851 (John Sandon, 1993) page 113 Sandon concludes that pieces of this nature were either caudle or chocolate cups. Both were hot, sweetened drinks with the former being more of a restorative tonic for invalids rather than a luxurious treat. In its original, ethnic South American form, drinking chocolate was bitter and enhanced with chilli. It has long been mooted that anything with a contoured rim was not to be put to the mouth for fear of spillage, and that we should think about using a spoon. However, both Sevres and Meissen - from whom Worcester took a great deal of inspiration - produced ecuelles with both contoured and flat rims. Heading : A Fine Worcester Porcelain Two-handled and Lidded Chocolate or Caudle Cup with Saucer Date :1768-1776 Period : George III Marks :Underglaze blue 'Chinese square'. Albert Amor label Origin :Worcester, England Colour : Cobalt blue grounds, polychrome enamels and gilding Pattern : Floral sprays on white reserves within highly elaborate gilt-scroll and open brocade type borders against overall reserves of deep cobalt Features : The deep saucer, cup and cover all share commonly-shaped rims with five repeating pairs of curved lobes and a point, very like the outline of a classic 'Tudor rose'; the bowl has Ridgway-like handles with an additional spur and substantial lower terminals; the cover has a flower-head finial with layered petals Condition : Very minor gilt loss on the rim. Some cobalt blushing above the gilt ring just below the rim of the cup; a shallow, 6mm chip out of the flange of the lid and the tiniest of nibbles from one of the finial petals Restoration :None Dimensions : Height of cup 12.2 cm to top of finial, saucer 4.7 cm deep and 14.8 cm diameter Weight : 461 grams.

Creator:
1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 4.81 in (12.2 cm)Diameter: 5.83 in (14.8 cm)
Style:
George III (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Mid-18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1768-1776
Condition:
Seller Location:
Forest Row, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: DVB2301131stDibs: LU2523332820612