Coalport Porcelain Trio Painted by Cecil Jones
Code: OWA3141
Stock Number: – OWA3141
Date: - Circa 1835-40
Materials: – China clay used by Shropshire based Coalport porcelain was mined in Devon and Cornwall.
Country of Origin: – England
Description: – A very fine quality Coalport porcelain ‘Adelaide’ shape trio. The cobalt blue ground has ornate gilt reserves filled with bouquets of summer flowers painted by Cecil Jones. The trio is further adorned with sprays of flowers in tooled thick gilt paste.
Size & Weight: – The saucer is 15cm across, the tea cup is 6.5cm tall to the tip of the handle & 10.5cm across the rim. The coffee cup is 8cm tall to the tip of the handle and 8.5cm across. The weight of the three items is 435g in total.
Condition: – The body is free of damage, restoration, cracks, chips or losses. The tooled flowers in thick gilt paste are in great condition. The rest of the gilding is also in excellent condition. Under magnification only, one can see micro crazing on the saucer.
Photography: - Please look at the images as they show a true status of this delightful trio. There are some light reflections seen following the photography and are not discolourations to the glaze.
History & Marks:– The porcelain is marked with a Pattern number 3/184
Cecil Jones was born in Shropshire in 1799. See Godden, Coalport & Coalbrookdale Porcelains 1981; pp 132 for highlighting that Cecil Jones painted this cup and saucer.
Declaration:– This cup & saucer trio is original Coalport porcelain from the time period described.
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