Period: Regency
Maker: Josiah Spode
The restrained decoration on this Spode Etruscan teacup will appeal to conservative tastes. It consists of gilt fronds on a bleu lapis ground border, within gilt bands. The Etruscan-shape cup has a serpent handle, with coiled tail and mouth biting the rim.
‘Spode’ and the pattern number, 2721, are painted on the base. The pattern was introduced in 1817.
Condition Perfect.
Saucer Diameter: 13.7 cm Teacup Height: 6.1 cm; Diameter: 9.8 cm; Width across handle: 11.6 cm
Net weight: 250 g
Medium: Bone china (porcelain)
Origin: Stoke-on-Trent, England
See Spode and Copeland in Makers & Artists for background on the factory.
