Rare Ridgway Coffee Cup, Cobalt Blue, Gilt and Sublime Landscapes, circa 1825

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Rare Ridgway Coffee Cup, Cobalt Blue, Gilt and Sublime Landscapes, circa 1825

About the Item

This is a rare Ridgway cup and saucer made circa 1825, which is known as the Regency period. The shape of the cup is typical for its time and is called the "Old English fluted" shape. Ridgway was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Minton, Coalport and others and they created very high quality tea and dinnerware. Ridgway had a tradition of a very wide-ranging offer of china products, anything from the most sublime dinnerware to humble toilet pots. It is notoriously difficult to identify their wares and this is one reason their beautiful tea and dinner wares are often underestimated. This tea set is unmarked, as most Ridgway items, but the reason we know it was made by Ridgway is the pattern number, as well as the way it was potted; Ridgway made items as elegant as Spode, but usually it was potted a bit thicker. The decoration of the cup and saucer are stunning in their colours: deep cobalt blue with rich gilding in the shape of fish scales, and sublime little landscape paintings set in panels. Pattern 2/1132 is from a time when Ridgway made many of these patterns, however it is rare to find one item with so many unique landscapes. Ridgway had some of the best landscape painters and these show wonderful detail. Cobalt blue and gilt were very popular colours at the time and Ridgway in particular made many designs that featured this combination. As rooms were lit by candles at the time, you can imagine the flickering light being reflected in the lavish gilt - one important reason to use so much gilt on table ware. Condition report: This cup and saucer are in excellent antique condition with no damage and virtually no wear. There is no crazing and both items ring nicely when tapped. Antique British porcelain is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1800s, and this meant that china from that period can have some firing specks from flying particles. British makers were also known for their experimentation, and sometimes this resulted in technically imperfect results. Due to the shrinkage in the kiln, items can have small firing lines or develop crazing over time, which should not be seen as damage but as an imperfection of the maker's recipes, probably unknown at the time of making. Items have often been used for many years and can have normal signs of wear, and gilt can have signs of slight disintegration even if never handled. I will reflect any damage, repairs, obvious stress marks, crazing or heavy wear in the item description but some minor scratches, nicks, stains and gilt disintegration can be normal for vintage items and need to be taken into account. There is widespread confusion on the internet about the difference between chips and nicks, or hairlines and cracks. I will reflect any damage as truthfully as I can, i.e. a nick is a tiny bit of damage smaller than 1mm and a chip is something you can easily see with the eye; a glazing line is a break in the glazing only; hairline is extremely tight and/or superficial and not picked up by the finger; and a crack is obvious both to the eye and the finger. Dimensions: (diameters): cup 8.2cm (3 1/4"), saucer 14cm (5.5").

Creator:
Ridgway Porcelain (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Width: 1 in (2.54 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Regency (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1820-1829
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1825
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. No damage or repairs, only the very slightest rubbing consistent with age.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A-RID691stDibs: LU4805115300161