High Tea: Shore & Coggings Art Deco Duos, 4

High Tea: Shore & Coggings Art Deco Duos, 4

R 1,150.00
R 1,150.00
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High Tea: Shore & Coggings Art Deco Duos, 4

High Tea: Shore & Coggings Art Deco Duos, 4

4 Floral Art Deco Duos by Shore & Coggins — Bell China Pattern 2840, 8 Pieces.

A rare and strikingly vibrant vintage Art Deco Bell China 8-piece teacup and saucer hostess service for four. Manufactured by the historic Shore & Coggins Ltd at the Edensor Works in Longton, Staffordshire, this set features the elusive Pattern Number 2840, meticulously executed in the late 1930s to early 1940s.

Each piece boasts a bold high-contrast palette of hand-painted golden-yellow Icelandic poppies, sponged pale green and slate-grey foliage, and clean horizontal green pinstripes running around the bases. The defining Art Deco feature is the dramatically geometric angular handle design, accented with hand-painted solid black blocks.

Original Intended Use: A high-end afternoon tea service designed to make a bold stylistic statement for guests.

Alternate Suggested Use: Spectacular standalone display pieces for an Art Deco chinaware cabinet, or styled on open shelving in a vintage-inspired kitchen as functional period art.
More Details

Because these pieces feature delicate overglaze hand-painting, they should never be subjected to modern dishwashers; a gentle hand-wash in warm water ensures the enamels remain bright for another century!
Did you Know?

Did you know that Shore & Coggins (operating out of the Edensor Works in Longton, Staffordshire) used the trade name "Bell China" from 1911 until the factory ceased production in 1966?

Their late-1930s designs are highly regarded by Art Deco purists due to their adventurous geometric handles and bold contrast paintwork, which strongly rivalled higher-priced contemporary makers like Clarice Cliff.

This specific pattern, with its striking black handle highlights and yellow poppy florals, stands as a textbook example of pre-war British modernist design.
Origin & Era

Made in United Kingdom (Staffordshire, England), 1936-1941.
Dimensions

Approximate Dimensions: Cup Diameter 7cm, Height 6cm, Length 9cm, Width 7cm, Saucer Diameter 12.5cm.
Vintage Condition

Minor age-related wear.

The glaze maintains excellent clarity and gloss. The hand-painted yellow and black enamels are exceptionally bright, clean, and completely complete. The interiors of all four cups are free from staining.

Shows very light, standard surface micro-scratches on the saucer wells from spoon contact and minor handling rub to the black paint on the sharpest points of the handles, fully consistent with vintage porcelain of this age.

Free from major structural cracks or structural repairs.
Price
R 1,150.00
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