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Antique Georgian Hilditch & Son Chinoiserie cup and saucer c1822-1830 Ref Nov.33
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Antique Georgian Hilditch & Son Chinoiserie cup and saucer c1822-1830 - Ref Nov.33
Not much is known about Hilditch and Son. They were a short lived (1822-1830) and purely Georgian manufacturer of earthenwares and porcelain at Lane End in North Staffordshire. Most designs were printed often in underglaze blue, or in sepia with on glaze enamelled colours ('clobbering'). Fine quality porcelain tea wares were a speciality of the company and reflect the chinoiserie taste of the time. The 'H&S' mark in various forms is relatively scarce, and many unmarked and mainly clobbered tea cups, milk jugs etc can be attributed to Hilditch.
The charming cup and saucer duo shown above (typically unmarked) is a distinct type of English ‘filled-in’ or ‘clobbered’ transfer on a fine translucent white porcelain pearlware which appeared for a brief period in 1820’s during the reign of George IV. They show the typical ‘London Shape’ teacup style, with a polychrome transfer Chinoiserie decoration of two Oriental ladies and a male figure carrying a single flower. There were approximately 17 small companies operating at this time, manufacturing predominantly jugs, mugs and cups. These Chinoiserie pieces stand out against many other potteries, due to their brightly enamelled colouring which were hand-painted as an ‘over-glaze’. Sadly, there appears to be little product-related documentation left from any of these relatively small, obscure manufacturers, such as pattern books or product lists with recognizable descriptions.
The cup and saucer as shown, are both in excellent condition with no loss of paint, cracks or chips. The cup stands 6.0cm high with a diameter of 9cm at the rim.The saucer stands 3cm high with a diameter of 14.0 cm. Typical of the day, there is no centre 'well' for the cup to sit in.
This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE. There are many articles being offered as 'antiques' when, clearly, they are not.
Price R450.00
Post R60.00
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