Cup & Saucer
Production date
1813-1840
Country
England
State/Province
Worcester
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Object detail
Description
Ornate dark blue ground cup and saucer, richly gilt. Cup with plaques of dancer and woman playing organ, each dons Grecian style attire. Cup glued to saucer, probably not a set.
Classification
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food & Drink Consumption Crockery cup & saucer
Production date
1813-1840
Production place
Measurements
H95 x Dia140 mm
Media/Materials description
Porcelain
Signature/Marks
Flight Barr and Barr Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester. London House 1 Coventry Str./ Manufacturers to Their Majesties and The Prince Regent" "London Warehouse No.1 Coventry Street
1813-1820
Flight Barr and Barr Proprietors of the Royal Porcelain Works Worcester Established 1851
1813-1820
Flight Barr and Barr Proprietors of the Royal Porcelain Works Worcester Established 1851
History and use
This cup and saucer are part of the Ben Ronalds collection of fine ceramics and glassware. Over his lifetime, Ronalds acquired a world-class collection of Royal Worcester and comparative pieces from other ceramics and glassware manufacturers.
Benjamin Charles Ronalds (born 1892, died 1970) migrated to Australia in 1911 from England, having served an apprenticeship in the glass trade. In Brisbane, he worked with Oxlades glaziers before opening the Decorative Glass Company in West End from 1924, and his success supported his passion, formed in 1946, to collect Royal Worcester porcelain. Over the next almost 25 years he built up a remarkable collection of that factory’s products. As well as collecting locally, he made several trips overseas, and many interstate to Melbourne and Adelaide.
His collection of over 800 pieces was donated to the Queensland Museum in 1976.
Benjamin Charles Ronalds (born 1892, died 1970) migrated to Australia in 1911 from England, having served an apprenticeship in the glass trade. In Brisbane, he worked with Oxlades glaziers before opening the Decorative Glass Company in West End from 1924, and his success supported his passion, formed in 1946, to collect Royal Worcester porcelain. Over the next almost 25 years he built up a remarkable collection of that factory’s products. As well as collecting locally, he made several trips overseas, and many interstate to Melbourne and Adelaide.
His collection of over 800 pieces was donated to the Queensland Museum in 1976.
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H11426
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