Lot of eight antique Chinese Export and Lowestoft porcelain tea serving pieces from the late 1700’s featuring the pinky-purple lattice and floral Curtis pattern. Lowestoft porcelain, English phosphatic soft-paste ware, resembling Bow porcelain, produced in Lowestoft, Suffolk, from 1757 to 1802; the wares are of a domestic kind, such as pots, teapots, and jugs. Generally on a small scale and light in weight, they are decorated in white and blue or in a polychrome that utilizes a bright brick red. After 1770 transfer printing was used. The shapes were copied from silverwork or from Bow and Worcester porcelain. Lowestoft has no factory mark; but certain idiosyncrasies help to identify it, such as inside glazing of coffeepots and, on teapots, blue strokes painted at the junctures of handle and spout with the body. Some Lowestoft pieces bear dates, names of owners, or the words “A Trifle from Lowestoft, ” and specimens with the mark of Meissen or Worcester are not uncommon. Porcelain made and decorated in China for export to Europe and America was confused with Lowestoft and is still erroneously called “Oriental Lowestoft” in the United States. ” “The composition reflects the prevalent Chinese Export porcelains known as Compagnie des indes and ascribed to the local Lowestoft painter Thomas Curtis born to James and Mary Curtis in December 1759. Thomas is thought to have stayed with the company until 1799 prior to its closure in 1802. Good Overall – Some stains/minor edge chips; crack in handled teacup; repairs to teapot lid/handle accent. Teapot – 9.25″ x 5″ x 5.5″ / Smallest Teacups – 3″ x 1.75 (Width x Depth x Height/Diameter x Height). The sooner you pay, the sooner you get your item. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We do are very best to package and secure all our items so they make safe trips to their new homes. We strive to get your items delivered in the most safe and cost effective manner. Add a map to your own listings. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Plates”. The seller is “designersconsignment” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery