DESCRIPTION: This superb quality china has color that is bright and vivid on the high white of the set's fine bone china. The cup and saucer are tied together by the use of the same striking garland around the outside of the cup and on the saucer. Both the cup & saucer are highlighted with gold trim and light brown scrollwork next to the top rim. The inside of the cup is a light pale pink. The outside of the cup and the saucer have a light yellow color above the garland and an even lighter pink below the garland.
CONDITION: While this cup & saucer set is classified as used, we can find no utensil wear or rubbing. There appears to be absolutely no wear to the vivid color and no crazing. There are no chips, nicks, cracks, hairlines or repairs to this stunning set. There is no wear to the gold on the cup's handle. The saucer appears to have no wear.
DIMENSIONS: The deep saucer has a diameter of 5 3/8" & its height is 1". The cup has a diameter of 3 1/4" and a height of 2 3/4" with a capacity of 6 ounces.
HISTORY/MARKS: The Plant family had been making pottery in Longton in the late 18th century. About 1900 two Plant brothers established a major factory called Tuscan Works that in 1915 became R.H. & S.L. Plant Ltd. On the factory building were the words, "Our Work ... Our Pride." Tuscan Works produced what was considered a fine line of china made by adding bone ash to a clay mixture. In 1970 the plant was acquired by Wedgwood, the world-famous ceramic maker and by 2006 the plant closed. As collectors ourselves, we tend to be very picky and find it necessary to point out anything we see. The mark on both pieces is identified as Plant Tuscan China (R.H. & S.L. Plant, Ltd.) Made in England. Geoffrey A. Godden's Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks cites this as mark #3062 which was used in the 1936-1940’s time period.
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