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Lot 386

An important Swansea breakfast service, circa 1815-17

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17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An important Swansea breakfast service, circa 1815-17

Of 'Paris Flute' form, painted with pattern 53 of pink rose and blue convolvulus sprigs set on a gilded all-over lattice ground, the handles and finials entirely gilt, comprising an eggcup stand and five eggcups, two muffin dishes and covers, a sucrier and cover, two milk jugs, two saucer dishes, two slop bowls, eleven breakfast plates, ten breakfast cups, nine breakfast saucers, seven coffee cups and ten coffee saucers, eggcup stand 20.5cm wide, upper case marks (some pieces with slight wear to the gilding, five pieces cracked, three pieces with chips) (56)

Footnotes

Provenance:
Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire until 1949
Subsequently by gift to the vendor

Only a few Swansea porcelain services survive relatively intact and even fewer breakfast sets remain. Remarkably, this lot still retains its eggstand and muffin dishes, certainly amongst the rarest shapes in Swansea porcelain. The decoration is most unusual as wares of the 'Paris Flute' form normally have relatively simple decoration, often just in gold, the ribbed surface making more elaborate work much more difficult. The all-over lattice ground seen here must have been time-consuming and costly to produce.

Saleroom notices

Please note that there are 65 pieces in the lot and not 56 as written in the catalogue.

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