Swansea Porcelain Breakfast Cup London Decorated

A fine Swansea "duck egg" porcelain breakfast cup, probably decorated in London and made between 1817 to 1820.

Nicely decorated with various small groupings of flowers in the "Welsh" style with dog toothed gilding around the rims.

Both pieces are marked with the red Swansea stamped mark.

The enamels in the bowl are worn and there is a fine and just visible 2cm hairline from the rim, shown in the pictures. 

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Maker's marks:
Red printed "Swansea" mark

Dimensions:
Cup 100mm diameter at the rim 51mm tall, Saucer 146 mm diameter at the rim

Weight:
 207g

Age:
205 years

Condition:
Good antique condition: There is wear to the enamels in the bowl of the cup, and a fine 2cm hairline from the rim of the cup shown in the pictures.  The saucer is good, a tiny chip to the footrim shown

Maker:
Swansea