Caughley 'Island Sampan' coffee cup and saucer, circa 1785-90

A Caughley 'Island Sampan' coffee cup and saucer, circa 1785-90, painted in underglaze blue with the landscape scene featuring large trees overlooking a house, a smaller island with buildings beyond, with associated line and crosshatch border, the cup with an incised 'X' mark, saucer unmarked, coffee cup 6.4cm high, saucer 12.6cm (2)

Provenance: The C.R. Pilkington Collection, exhibited at the Coalport China Works Museum. Further exhibited at Coalport Bicentenary Exhibition 1999, no. 324.

Condition Report

Good condition with no damages or repairs.

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