BLUE FLORAL CERAMIC TEAWARE SET - MID-20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING CERAMIC TEAWARE SET FEATURING A DISTINCTIVE BLUE FLORAL MOTIF HAND-PAINTED OR TRANSFER-PRINTED ACROSS MULTIPLE PIECES. THE SET COMPRISES TEACUPS WITH MATCHING SAUCERS IN A TRADITIONAL FORM, DEMONSTRATING THE POPULAR DOMESTIC CERAMICS PRODUCTION OF THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE COBALT BLUE FLORAL DECORATION IS RENDERED IN A NATURALISTIC STYLE, WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STYLISED IRIS OR SIMILAR BLOOM AS THE CENTRAL DESIGN ELEMENT ON EACH PIECE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: GLAZED CERAMIC PORCELAIN
- COLOUR: PALE BLUE GROUND WITH COBALT BLUE FLORAL DECORATION
- FORM: TEACUPS WITH INTEGRAL HANDLES AND MATCHING SAUCER PLATES
- DECORATION: TRANSFER-PRINTED OR HAND-PAINTED BLUE FLORAL MOTIF
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1940S-1960S BASED ON FORM AND GLAZE CHARACTERISTICS
- QUANTITY: MULTIPLE CUPS AND SAUCERS PRESENT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE SET DISPLAYS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH DOMESTIC USE AND AGE. SURFACE CRAZING IS EVIDENT ACROSS THE GLAZE, A NATURAL OCCURRENCE IN CERAMIC PIECES OF THIS ERA AND PERIOD. MINOR CHIPS AND WEAR TO THE RIMS OF CUPS AND SAUCERS ARE VISIBLE, PARTICULARLY AT CONTACT POINTS WHERE PIECES HAVE BEEN STACKED OR HANDLED. THE GLAZE SHOWS LIGHT SCRATCHING AND SURFACE WEAR TYPICAL OF TABLEWARE THAT HAS SEEN REGULAR USE. ALL PIECES REMAIN STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CRACKS OR BREAKS OBSERVED. THE BLUE DECORATION RETAINS GOOD COLOUR SATURATION DESPITE AGE-RELATED PATINA.

PROVENANCE:
THE SET ARRIVES IN ORIGINAL PERIOD PACKAGING WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONAL LABELS VISIBLE ON THE OUTER CARTON, SUGGESTING THIS WAS A RETAIL PURCHASE FROM THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE PACKAGING ITSELF PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF THE ORIGINAL RETAIL CONTEXT AND APPROXIMATE DATE OF MANUFACTURE.

Item Size: Height: 35cm, Width: 50cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 15Kg

Condition: Good

221819+3

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