1854 Kerr & Binns Worcester Limoges Enamel Decorated Cup
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An early Kerr & Binns Worcester 'Limoges Enamel' decorated cup on foot, dated 1854, the enamelled decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, the tall bell-shaped bowl on a short circular pedestal foot, the exterior cobalt blue ground with gilt interior, rim, and foot, the front with a gilt-framed circular cartouche finely decorated en brunaille with Leda and the swan, the exterior otherwise decorated in white enamel and gilt details with classical male figures supporting the cartouche and foliage centred on a mask to the reverse, the interior of the rim with a Vitruvian scroll border in matt gold, an underglaze incised inscription underside (faint) 'R W Binns 1854 painted by T Bott', 10.5 cm high. Other notes: dating to the year after Bott joined the Kerr & Binns factory, a very early piece in his oeuvre of 'Limoges enamel' which Kerr & Binns did exhibit at various exhibitions, the fineness of the work and the absence of a factory mark suggests the cup was made for exhibition, perhaps at the 1855 Paris Exposition Universelle.. Condition: condition good, with slight gilt wear
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.
In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted.
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