Rockingham horsetail & hoof handled coffee cup& saucer. Red griffin mark. c1826.

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Rockingham horsetail & hoof handled coffee cup& saucer. Red griffin mark. c1826.See our website periodceramicsandantiques. org. We can do better prices on the website. Description. A fine green ground coffee cup and saucer, manufactured in what was, at the time, the highly fashionable French Empire style, with horsetail and hoof handle to the cup. Early red griffin mark, the griffin being derived from the armorial bearings of the Fitzwilliam family, who funded the Rockingham business for much of its existence. Pattern number 643.

each containing a continuous chain pattern

All these defects are almost invisible

were taken over by the Czech state and production standards collapsed

This piece was clearly designed to attempt to appeal to a Worcester customers

Rising from a straight foot

We are not aware of the identity of the painter

save for a short hairline

It has a somewhat unusual scalloped shape

the two major painted areas being contained within a shaped reserve

a date too late to have been responsible for painting this particular piece

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