Very rare antique Princess Charlotte Royal commemorative Staffordshire tea cup and saucer, circa 1817.
Decorated with puce lustre bands, black transfer prints to the front, depicting Britannia mourning at a tomb with the motto "TO THE MEMORY OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE", a globe and weeping angels.
Princess Charlotte was the only child of George, the Prince Regent and Caroline, Princess of Wales and grand-daughter of George III. She was thus in direct succession to the throne and, had she lived, would have taken the throne in place of Queen Victoria. In 1816 she married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and the happy couple were soon expecting an eagerly anticipated child. She tragically died in childbirth on 5 November 1817, prompting a huge outpouring of public grief.

Cup
6 cm high
8.6 cm diameter

Saucer
14,3 cm diameter
3,5 сm high

Сondition:

Cup
Haircrack on the base, if you look from the inside, on the side between the drawings there is a horizontal haircrack. Losses to lustre on the side, wear to paint on the drawings, otherwise good antique condition. Please look carefully at the photos

Saucer
Small black dot which arose during firing on the back side, losses to lustre on the side, otherwise excellent condition.Please look carefully at the photos

Stand not included, only for photography

Item will be sent fully tracked and insured. Please note cost of shipping includes labour, packaging and postage.