Featured Something special from Tuscan China

I'm always on the lookout for demitasse coffee cup sets for a friend who collects them. This set is so lovely. Made between 1907 and 1920 in England by Tuscan China. They're fine bone china, translucent in the light, and I'm in love with the little key shaped handles.

 

You know Tuscan China was a trade name used by R.H. & S.L. Plant, right?

 

I have several decorated Tuscan china sets/pieces and have always thought the name highly under-rated by serious collectors. They've done some of the sweetest designs.
I've never heard of that handle type being called "key-shaped". Is that your own term, or a more widely used descriptor that I'm simply unaware of? (It doesn't appear like a key to me, and I've seen these handle shape fairly often on older teacups.)

1906:

 

Isn't that handle shape often seen on shaving mugs?

 

My Grandma worked at Tuscan in the 50's I think. Not far from my home, they made some very fine and pretty china. Very traditional and very evocative of the majority of Stoke-on-Trent's output over their production period.

 

I recently purchased a Tuscan hollyhock pattern cup and saucer. Very pretty indeed. I would upload images but apparently I have filled my quota. Do I earn a medal for that?

 

I agree, they are underrated! Key shaped isn't a real descriptor as far as I know, it's just how I saw them

 

No, I didn't know that. I'm very new to this.

 

@JunkshopJim
There is no "quota" for a member's pictures attached on an overall basis. There is a limit of 10 images attached by an individual member in a single post (note Post not thread.) You have not attached any images to this thread, so what error message are you receiving?

 

I picked up this 18 piece set the other day for £2 in a charity shop

No makers marks at all apart from a 4 digit decorator number

 

£2...18 pieces...11p each!!

I love those! Look like Demitasse cups. You get these up just by searching all the possible keywords for a teacup or demitasse with 'greek key' added. It was a very popular design reproduced by quite a few potters in Stoke-on-Trent. I have a Foley China cup with the same pattern from the 30's but the style of the gilding and the way the pattern number is presented makes me say yours is Victorian.

The dots inside the rim are an unusual addition but it's hard to match them up.

 

That's very helpful, thanks Nathan, didn't know how to describe them at all

 

Hi there It states that I can't upload more than 50MB so cant upload any more.

 

Just guessing at this...
Are you uploading the photos into your albums/media page? If so, instead try using the "Upload a File" button in the thread itself (under the text box and to the right of the "Post Reply" button).
I don't even have an Albums or Media page, I upload photos directly in the thread.

 

Okay ill try that instead, thanks. I was under the impression you had your upload them to the gallery first

 

Well I've tried uploading directly to the thread and it won't let me do it full stop. Just says file is too large. I like the people in this forum but the format of it gets up my nose.

 

Are you using your smartphone for the photos? A lot of members have problems with this method. I believe they suggest emailing them to yourself & choose the medium size.

 

Most photos are too large for the forum and have to be reduced in size first. As already suggested, try emailing them to yourself and during that process reducing their size. Then open the email and save the smaller sized photos.
Or use an app to reduce the photo size.
I always have to reduce my photos before I post here.

 

Thanks guys.