Rare Rockingham Tea Trio with Primrose Leaf Pattern
A rare Rockingham trio, circa 1826-30, tea ware pattern 655, page 30 from Rockingham pattern book, comprising a saucer and two cups of differing sizes, in rich cream and depicting the rare moulded 'Primrose leaf' to the cups with twisted stalk handles to both, upon a plain deep saucer, gold bands and painted beading to all; with puce stamp underside; illustrated in D.G. Rice, 'The illustrated Guide to Rockingham pottery and porcelain', 1971, page 46 and plate 97. Cup height 3.15 in. and 2.56 in.
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