Rare Worcester porcelain tea-cup with James Giles decoration, circa 1765
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A very rare Worcester porcelain sea-green ground tea-cup, decorated in the London atelier of James Giles with panels of birds and gilt tendrils. English circa 1765-70, underglaze blue crossed swords and numeral 9 mark. Provenance: Albert Amor Ltd London 23/08/2021 (1,800 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 253. Reference: See: Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, China & Glass Painter, figures 72 & 74 for two tea cups & a saucer in this very rare pattern. See also Gerald Coke, In Search of James Giles, colour plate XII, for a bowl, teapot, cover and stand in this pattern. A coffee cup in this pattern is in the Marshall Collection, Ashmolean Museum. This is amongst the rarest of Giles ground colours. 10 cm wide across the handle, 4.8 cm high
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- Atelier - Atelier (French for "workshop"), in English usuage describes the workshop of an artist in the fine or decorative arts, where the artist and a number of assistants, students and apprentices worked together producing pieces that went out in the artists name. This was the standard practice for European artists from the Middle Ages to the 18th or 19th century
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