British Hand Painted Floral Turquoise & Gold Tea Cup & Saucer Circa 1840-1850s

  

Beautiful British bone china tea cup and saucer. Decorated with enameled turquoise and gold scrollwork and leaves above hand painted flowers in pink, purple, yellow, blue, and red-orange. With turquoise enamel medallions framed in gold scrollwork around the bottom of the cup and well of the saucer.

Gold leaf scrollwork along the inside of the lip of the cup. Gold highlights to the handle.

Unmarked except for the red pattern number 571. Has some wear to the gilding, wear consistent with age and use, and an in manufacture stacking flake to the foot rim of the saucer, but otherwise good condition. The cup measures approximately 4 inches wide including the handle x 2 1/2 inches tall.

The saucer measures approximately 5 1/2 inches wide. This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not effect the display of the piece. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware\Cup & Saucers". The seller is "ladyindecadence" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Production Technique: Pottery
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Style: Victorian
• Custom Bundle: No
• Material: Bone China, Porcelain
• Pattern: 571
• Type: Tea Cup & Saucer
• Color: Blue
• Vintage: Yes
• MPN: Antique
• Origin: Staffordshire
• Brand: Unbranded
• Production Style: Art Pottery
• Time Period Manufactured: 1800-1849
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Object Type: Tea Cup