A Spode monochrome bat printed covered chocolate cup and saucer, circa 1805, pattern number 557, the tapering conical cup with dual scrolled handles and a low domed lid with gilt knop, decorated to the cup with a scene of an abbey, the saucer decorated with patterns, both with gold trims on white, number underside, otherwise unmarked. Height 11.5 cm. (cup) diameter 14.5 cm. (saucer)
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- Knop (ceramics) - In ceramics, a knop is a protuberance on the top of an object, and can be either decorative, or used as a knob to lift the item.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Monochrome / Monochromatic - A painting or drawing finished in a single colour, or in different shades of a single color.
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