Antique Coalport Shape Neo Rococo Tea Set, Duck Spout Teapot Sucrier Creamer +This teaset is unmarked other than the odd decorators mark to the base in the form of x's or symbols in green. I believe the shape matches the Coalport teapot shape as documneted in the Anthology of British Teapots (Miller & Berthoud) plate 1915 and the cup in the anthology of British Cups (Berthoud) in plate 781, both attributed to Coalport.
The set includes
Teapot - holds nearly 3 pints 21cm tall, 26cm wide 1218grams
Sucrier - 17cm tall, 16cm wide, 670grams
Slop Bowl - 17.5cm diameter, 8.4cm high, 480grams
Creamer - 14cm wide, 11.5cm tall, 267grams
4 Tea Cups 10.5cm diameter, 7cm high, approx 140grams each
1 Coffee Cup - 8cm tall, 8.5cm top diameter, 127grams
4 Saucers 14.8cm diameter, approx 150grams each
The Teapot is in a neo classical design with wonderful duck head spout, shaped and split handle with matching sucrier. The pieces are all hand painted with flowers, similar patterns I have found call them Moss Rose. There is lots of gilt decoration in good order. The cups have distinctive ring and spur handles and there is delicate moulding to the rims of most pieces. I believe this set will date to circa 1835 and is in fine condition for this age.
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Condition: In a very reasonable condition for age, not totally faultless as there are some very small issues, the teapot has a very short hairline or even stained crazing to the base of the spout, the sucrier has a stress fracture visibe on the underside of the rim, two cups have what I would call a small stress fracture to the rim, the slop bowl decoration to the base has worn away and has lots of utensil marks. One cup and the slop bowl have lighter decration than the rest. No chips and the guilding is in lovelly condition. Teapot pours well. The sucrier lid is out of round and will only fit one way. There are lots of black impurities in the glaze.
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