Worcester Porcelain Turquoise Tea Set, James Giles, 1770

A rare Worcester porcelain turquoise tea-cup and saucer,…
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A rare Worcester porcelain turquoise tea-cup and saucer, painted in the London atelier of James Giles with fruit and flowers in panels. English circa 1770, underglaze blue crossed swords mark with numeral 9. Provenance: Anthony Wood collection. Robyn Robb England. 2003 Exhibition no 14 11/06/2003 (7800 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 104, tea-cup 8 cm wide over the handle, 6.7 cm high, saucer 13 cm diameter

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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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