Worcester porcelain tea-canister with Robert Hancock prints, circa 1765
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A Worcester porcelain tea-canister and cover printed in black-transfer by Robert Hancock with 'Ice Skaters' and 'Lady dancing to a horn'. English circa 1765, unmarked. Provenance: Simon Spero 2000 Exhibition no 27. Albert Amor Ltd London 02/03/2018 (900 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 122. Reference: Joseph Handley, Simon Spero, 18th century English Transfer Printed Porcelain and Enamels page 101 where this tea-canister and cover is illustrated. Note: These prints are not illustrated in either The Life and Work of Robert Hancock or in the later supplement by Cyril Cook, 17 cm high 9 cm diameter at its widest, 5.6 cm diameter at its base
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- 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.
- Transfer Printed / Decorated Transferware - Transfer printing is method of decorating ceramics, reducing the cost of decoration when compared to employing artists to paint each piece. A print was taken on transfer-paper from an engraved copperplate, covered in ink prepared with metallic oxides, and the image on the paper was then applied to the biscuit-fired ceramic body. The print was fixed by heating the object in an oven, and then glazed, sealing the picture. Early transfer prints were blue and white, as cobalt was the only colour to stand firing without blurring. Early in the 19th century advances in the composition of the transfer paper resulted in better definition and detail, and enabled engravers to combine line-engraving with stipple.
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