RHINE !! Rare Antique 1872 - 1895 Ceramic Brough & Blackhurst Tea Duo - Rhine Pattern

EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE 1872 - 1895 BROUGH & BLACKHURST, LONGTON, CERAMIC TEA DUO - RHINE PATTERN

AN EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE CERAMIC TEA DUO MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1872 and 1895 BY BROUGH & BLACKHURST, LONGTON.   BOTH SAUCER AND TEACUP ARE DECORATED IN A BLUE SPRIG PATTERN WITH WHITE ROCOCO SCROLL DESIGNS SET AGAINST A MULTI LINEAR MOTIF IN A BAND DIRECTLY BESIDE THE RIM WHILE THE CENTER OF EACH ITEM IS DECORATED WITH A CASTLE AND LAKE LANDSCAPE IMAGERY.   THE PATTERN IS OFFICIALLY TITLED THE "RHINE" PATTERN AND IS TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES THE ONLY PATTERN WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY BROUGH & BLACKHURST DURING THE FIRMS SHORT EXISTENCE

THE WATERLOO WORKS WAS BUILT IN STAFFORD STREET, LONGTON, IN 1815 - THE SAME YEAR AS THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO - AND WAS NAMED THE WATERLOO WORKS IN HONOR OF THE BATTLE.  BROUGH & BLACKHURST BEGAN PRODUCTION AT THE WATERLOO WORKS IN 1872.   THE FIRM IS KNOWN TO HAVE CLOSED PERMANENTLY IN 1895

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE SAUCER IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH IN BLUE - "RHINE"

CONDITION : BESIDES AGE RELATED CRAZING BOTH ITEMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION HAVING NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR DAMAGES ETC

SIZE : TEACUP - 6.4cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....4.8cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....9.5cm DIAMETER OF RIM

          SAUCER - 3cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....7.8cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....14.6cm DIAMETER OF RIM

ONE BID FOR BOTH ITEMS AS A LOT/DUO

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