An assembled collection of Hilditch porcelain, predominantly florally painted
19th century
including three eggs cups, a pair of which are painted to the interior with a cottage beside trees, 6.5cm high; a documentary birth mug for Louisa Parker Rhodes, born 18th September 1856 (According to census records, her father was a china and glass dealer in Bradford, West Yorkshire); a low-bellied cream jug on raised feet, a teapot and cover, on four raised feet, painted with alternating panels of flowers against yellow grounds and gilt and cobalt panels, painted pattern number 279, 17cm high; a twin-handled sucrier and cover, decorated with landscape vignettes, a saucer and plate, similarly decorated with grey grounds; a nicely decorated dark-ground trio of teacup, saucer and sideplate, painted with flowers and birds, a cobalt and floral striped coffee cup and saucer, a grey ground teacup and saucer decorated with panels of flowers with gilt, a milk jug with matching coffee cup and saucer, decorated with raised gilt against dark cobalt grounds, pattern 2281, a quantity of other florally painted teawares and two copies of 'Hilditch Porcelain - A Collector's Guide' by Margaret Hewat & June M. Owen (qty, two trays)

Provenance: The June M. Owen Collection.

Condition Report
Unmarked beyond pattern numbers. Condition generally good throughout. A few minor areas of damage, e.g a tankard has a faint y shaped hairline to the base and the large jug has a crack near the handle. A couple of pieces have some yellow staining/discolouration.

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