ROYAL DOULTON COACHING DAYS TEAPOT WITH LID AND SERVING PLATE -

A CHARMING EDWARDIAN-ERA TEAPOT AND MATCHING SERVING PLATE FROM ROYAL DOULTON'S CELEBRATED COACHING DAYS SERIES, FEATURING HAND-PAINTED SCENES OF PERIOD COACHING TRAVEL. THE TEAPOT DISPLAYS THE CHARACTERISTIC CREAM-COLOURED BONE CHINA BODY WITH SOFT YELLOW-GREEN TONAL GROUND, DECORATED WITH A DETAILED COACHING SCENE DEPICTING TRAVELLERS AND A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE BESIDE A COUNTRY INN.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, BURSLEM, ENGLAND
- SERIES: COACHING DAYS
- MARK TYPE: GREEN PRINTED BACKSTAMP WITH LION AND CROWN, USED FROM 1902 ONWARDS
- DATE: CIRCA 1905-1920 BASED ON BACKSTAMP AND DECORATIVE STYLE
- PATTERN: HAND-PAINTED COACHING SCENE WITH PERIOD FIGURES AND LANDSCAPE

DIMENSIONS:
- TEAPOT HEIGHT: 18 CM
- TEAPOT DIAMETER: 10 CM
- SERVING PLATE DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 16 CM

CONDITION: THE TEAPOT BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND TYPICAL FOR BONE CHINA OF THIS PERIOD. THE LID FITS SECURELY AND SHOWS NO DAMAGE. THE GILT RIM BANDING DISPLAYS MINOR WEAR FROM USE. THE HAND-PAINTED COACHING SCENE DECORATION REMAINS VIBRANT WITH GOOD COLOUR SATURATION THROUGHOUT. THE MATCHING SERVING PLATE EXHIBITS THE CHARACTERISTIC CRAZING PATTERN AND SHOWS NO CHIPS TO THE RIM. MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES ARE CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DOMESTIC USE. NO RESTORATION OR REPAINTING IS EVIDENT. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PATINA AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD APPEARANCE.

NOTE: ROYAL DOULTON'S COACHING DAYS SERIES WAS PRODUCED OVER SEVERAL DECADES AND REMAINS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. THIS EXAMPLE REPRESENTS A WELL-PRESERVED DOMESTIC PIECE FROM THE EDWARDIAN ERA, SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR USE BY THE DISCERNING COLLECTOR.

Item Size: Height: 18cm, Width: 16cm, Depth: 16cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
993598+8

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