Shore & Coggins (John Shore & William Coggins) were located in Longton
Queen Anne was one of the trade names they used
This is an example of 'fancy' Queen Anne from the 1950's, conservatively dressed to impress!
DLAT Rating: 10/10 (Darling, Look At This!)
This is part of our "fancy" trio's collection and we have decided that some of which needs to find new, caring homes to live in! This Queen Anne trio is being made available as separate items (or all together if someone doesn't previously purchase part of the trio)
To see the other QUEEN ANNE 4719 pieces which may still be available, take a look HERE
QUEEN ANNE - Saucer (1) ONLY
Circa 1950's, based on the backstamp design.
Registered pattern: 4719
Pattern name: Unknown.
Translucent fine china, meaning that when it is held to the light you can easily see the shadow of your hand through the chinaware
Hand decorated by both the artist and gilder, although only the artist mark is on the underside.
The design is very 'regal' in appearance, using a base light Yellow (similar to a Custard colour!) with extensive Gold decoration and a central spray of Red & Blue flowers with foliage.
Absolutely this is a 'show piece' for a special fancy tea occasion, unlike some of the other fancy trio's that we have, this one is more "mature and sedate" It has never failed to impress our visitors in the past when bought out for that "special" afternoon get together.
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
All printed in Black ...
Queen Anne (on a downwards curve)
Crown graphic
FINE BONE
CHINA
ENGLAND
Artists mark (Purple) to the right of the text CHINA
DIMENSIONS:
140mm diameter
Height: 10mm
COSMETIC CONDITION:
This is the REALLY IMPORTANT part! It is no good being a Show Piece if it hasn't had love and caring over the years. This saucer does have a very slight flaw ... please read on
CLEAN
NO cracks at all
NO chips at all
NO discolouration or wear to the artwork decoration
NO discolouration to the base Yellow colouring
NO wear or scratching to the very intricate Gold gilding and design. Quite special because there is so much Gold coverage that often this is the point that shows wear most often (where the fingers hold the saucer) but this saucer has no handling wear at all evident.
NO crazing observed, dry and wet checked
Flaw alert! I noticed that underneath the saucer there is two very small fleabites (one with light Brown discolouration due to bacterial entry) which can be felt with the finger. So, the underside of the saucer is NOT perfect but very close to it!
