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<p>[QUOTE="paulsspangle, post: 71342, member: 874"]A recent purchase, these aren't bone china but heavier and thicker... perhaps ironstone? They're hand painted and the paint APPEARS to be underneath the glaze but don't take my word on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>All I have to go on is a hand-painted initial / figure (an E or a pair of squares?) and the numbers which appear to be 134 on the back of just one of the saucers and a tiny mark on the base of both cups which resembles the sort of flower shape made of 4 dots you might doodle when bored!</p><p><br /></p><p>You'll note that the "saucers" have no indentation in the centre. I'm told that this was common with older tea ware - and the cup handles certainly fit the category of older wares - but I'm not sure if this is true or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone has any ideas about this pair of cups and saucers I'd be very pleased to hear them. Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]18480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18481[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18482[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18483[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="paulsspangle, post: 71342, member: 874"]A recent purchase, these aren't bone china but heavier and thicker... perhaps ironstone? They're hand painted and the paint APPEARS to be underneath the glaze but don't take my word on that. All I have to go on is a hand-painted initial / figure (an E or a pair of squares?) and the numbers which appear to be 134 on the back of just one of the saucers and a tiny mark on the base of both cups which resembles the sort of flower shape made of 4 dots you might doodle when bored! You'll note that the "saucers" have no indentation in the centre. I'm told that this was common with older tea ware - and the cup handles certainly fit the category of older wares - but I'm not sure if this is true or not. If anyone has any ideas about this pair of cups and saucers I'd be very pleased to hear them. Thank you. [ATTACH=full]18480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18481[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18482[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18483[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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