Antique Georgian Hilditch & Son (?) porcelain Chinoiserie cup and saucer c1822-1830 - Ref C/10
On offer is this lovely duo,
possibly by the company, Hilditch and Son. I am basing this on the quality of the porcelain, and the prolific number of typical chinoiserie designs this company produced. Not much is known about Hilditch and Son. They were a short lived (1822-1830) and purely Georgian manufacturer of earthenwares and porcelain at Lane End in North Staffordshire. Most designs were printed often in underglaze blue, or in sepia with on glaze enamelled colours ('clobbering'). Fine quality porcelain tea wares were a speciality of the company and reflect the chinoiserie taste of the time. The 'H&S' mark in various forms is relatively scarce, and many unmarked and mainly clobbered tea cups, milk jugs etc can be attributed to Hilditch.
The charming cup and saucer duo shown above (typically unmarked) is a distinct type of English filled-in or clobbered transfer on a fine translucent white porcelain pearlware which appeared for a brief period in 1820s during the reign of George IV. They show a typical polychrome transfer Chinoiserie decoration of three Oriental ladies, one carrying a bird, one seated with reed baskets, and holding a small bag and a male figure carrying fish(?). A typical village scene, with a river, a small wooden house.
There were approximately 17 small companies operating at this time, manufacturing predominantly jugs, mugs and cups. These Chinoiserie pieces stand out against many other potteries, due to their brightly enamelled colouring which were hand-painted as an over-glaze. And, most of these pieces would have been painted by young children!
Sadly, there appears to be little product-related documentation left from any of these relatively small, obscure manufacturers, such as pattern books or product lists with recognizable descriptions.
The cup and saucer as shown, are both in excellent condition with no cracks or chips or paint flakes.
The cup stands 5.5cm high with a diameter of 9.5cm at the rim.The saucer stands 3cm high with a diameter of 14.0 cm. Typical of the day, there is no centre 'well' for the cup to sit in. The number, 115, is found on the base, possibly the number of the painter.
Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject.
This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE. There are many articles being offered as 'antiques' when, clearly, they are not.
Price: R450.00
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