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Lot 136
A Lowestoft coffee cup, circa 1760
30 June 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,040 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Lowestoft coffee cup, circa 1760
Of tapering bucket shape, the exterior moulded with vertical ribbing, the borders below the rim and above the foot painted in blue with leaves and flowers, the interior with a floral spray, the handle with a scrolled motif and highlighting around the terminals, 6cm high
Footnotes
A similarly ribbed teapot and cover is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Lowestoft Porcelains (1989), pl 49, p 61. A plaster mould for a ribbed teabowl was found on the factory site, see Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum, no 80.
