Date: circa 1827
Period: Late Regency
Maker: Henry & Richard Daniel
The quality of this teacup, saucer and tea plate is exceptional, even for Henry & Richard Daniel. All are finely painted with wicker baskets overflowing with flowers, inside gilt cartouches on a green ground. Between the cartouches are crossed bands of buff, edged in gilt, that resemble ornamental leather straps. The central white reserves are adorned with single flowers. The well of the saucer is raised. The outside of the cup is embellished with fine gilding.
The pattern must have been prestigious and expensive. Some other known examples are marked ‘H&R Daniel, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire,’ which is extremely rare, and signifies a special commission. As a small company, Daniel had to sell through retailers, and most wares were unmarked to stop repeat customers dealing directly with the factory.
Daniel called the shape ‘2nd Gadroon – Variation A’. Gadroon is the type of moulded rim, colloquial known as ‘pie crust.’ The pattern number, 4151, has largely rubbed away, but parts of the ‘4’ and ‘5’ are visible on the back of the plate.
Condition:
– Cup: Excellent. No wear to gilding or enamelling.
– Saucer: Slight wear to gilding, on some gilt edges of buff straplines and rim of raised central well. Tiny (2mm) chip to bottom foot rim. Enamel paintings all intact.
– Plate: Wear to areas of gilding, especially edges of buff straps. Circular surface hairline – only in glaze – around central well; possibly occurred during manufacture. Few surface scratches. Enamel paintings all intact.
Dimensions:
Plate diameter: 23 cm; height: 2.7 cm; Saucer diameter: 14.5 cm; Cup diameter: 10 cm; width 12.5 cm with handle: height 5.2 cm with handle
Weight: 621 g
Medium: Bone china (porcelain)
Origin: Stoke on Trent, England
See H&R Daniel in Makers & Artists for background on the factory.
