Polychrome Dragons in Compartments Coffee Can

A rare 'Dragons in Compartments' coffee Can/Beaker, circa 1780s,…
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A rare 'Dragons in Compartments' coffee Can/Beaker, circa 1780s, unmarked, unidentified red numerals, '22', beautifully decorated in bright polychrome colours in the manner of Worcester or Chamberlains Worcester on a can with a Chinese export ware style handle with strut as manufactured by Caughley (see Berthoud's compendium of British cups plate 135), glazed base and foot rim, numerals underside, height 8 cm

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  • Manner of .... / Style of ..... - A cataloguing term where the item, in the opinion of the cataloguer is a work in the style of the artist, craftsman or designer, possibly of a later period.
  • Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
  • 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.

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