Worcester Blue-Scale Tea Cup & Saucer with Giles Decorations

A Worcester blue-scale ground tea-cup and saucer, decorated in…
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A Worcester blue-scale ground tea-cup and saucer, decorated in the atelier of James Giles with gilt butterflies and exotic birds. English circa 1770, underglaze blue fret mark. Provenance: Albert Amor Ltd London. Anthony Wood collection. Robyn Robb 30/04/2005 (2950 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 57, saucer 13 cm diameter, teabowl 8 cm diameter, 5 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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