Maker: H&R Daniel
Period: Regency
These three H & R Daniel coffee cups and a saucer have a charming pink and gilt pattern. The gilt motif is a climbing or running plant with curled leaves and small buds or seed pods, inside pink-ground borders. Daniel called the shape its ‘Second Gadroon.’ Gadrooning was a moulded decorative edging, sometimes called ‘pie crust’ or ‘dog tooth,’ that copied silverware, and became extremely popular in the 1820s. Daniel’s scroll handles with their moulded leaf thumb rests are particularly well formed.
The pattern number, 4404, is painted in tiny script on the base of the saucer and each cup. The pattern was introduced around 1827 and is described as ‘Pink ground with continuous gilt motif’ in H&R Daniel, 1822-1846 by Michael Berthoud. It was used only with the Second Gadroon shape.
Condition Excellent. The three cups are in mint condition. The saucer has minor rubbing on the gilt dentil edging around the central well (see photograph) but is otherwise perfect.
Saucer Diameter: 14.5 cm
Cups Height: 7.9 cm; Diameter: 8.9 cm; Width, with handle: 11.4 cm
Net weight: 484 g
Medium: Bone china (porcelain)
Origin: Stoke-on-Trent, England
For background on the factory, see Henry & Richard Daniel in Makers & Artists
