The Fancy Fox

Description

A fabulously stylish pedestal tea cup and saucer by Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. with their iconic rope twist moulded handle that "splits" below the terminal to loop around the foot. The main body in a stunning clear celeste bleu turquoise enamel topped with a wide set of gilt bands, a very fine sawtooth or dentil band below a sandwich of a wide band between two finer. The wider main band has an intricately reserved pattern very well painted in green and black enamel to depict a running piece of swagged silk.

Marked with pattern number C5870 and with the printed registration lozenge mark dated for 1868.

The cup measures 9.2cm (3 5/8") rim to rim and 6cm (2 3/8") high and the saucer is 13.8cm (5 7/16") and 2.3cm (15/16") high.

In excellent condition with no damage, repair or restoration and minimal handling wear.
Payment is accepted by bank transfer, card payments (via an online invoice, I'm afraid we cannot take payments over the telephone), Paypal and UK personal cheque. If you prefer to pay by Stripe please go to our website where we offer that option and additionally options to "Pay in 30 days" and to pay in 3 instalments, all securely supported.

Price includes UK shipping. Worldwide shipping is also available, please ask for a cost. For US customers, current tariff charges of 10% must be paid in advance of posting. Please contact us to go through the details.

We wish to ensure all our customers are happy with their purchases and offer a full no quibble return policy for all items returned within 14 days. We ask that returns are notified within 7 days where possible. Return postage is the buyer's responsibility in terms of cost and safeguarding the item through transit.