{"product_id":"a-rare-spode-tea-cup","title":"a rare spode tea cup.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003ea rare regency spode bat printed tea cup circa 1805-1810 with an historic staple repair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e60mm high x 80mm diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003ea beautiful example of early 19th century english bone china from the celebrated spode pottery. the cup features a crisp, stippled bat- print depicting three game birds and spodes famous distinct loop handle designed with a pronounced kick or kink near the bottom, the cup is finished with hand painted gold leaf around the upper and lower rims and down the handle spine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eBat printing (or black\/grey printing) used flexible stippled gelatine or glue \"bats\" instead of paper to transfer fine lines from engraved copper plates. It resulted in a soft, incredibly detailed, stippled aesthetic rather than a sharp-edged standard transfer print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDhAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe cup has a very old and at the time costly metal staple repair. the repair gives the cup an even more charming appeal, the cup has its own personality, the repair gives us an insight into its history and the importance and value the owner held for it, \u003cspan\u003ethe beauty is found \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-processed=\"true\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003ebecause\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the break and the subsequent repair, not in spite of it. The \"scars and stitches\" are a testament to the object's history and resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-wiz-uids=\"GmySwe_22,GmySwe_23\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" class=\"vKEkVd\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe use of staples to repair broken ceramics originated in china and was later adopted in England in the 18th century for the repair of important and valuable pottery, becoming widely used in the 19th century, the process dying out with the introduction of suitable adhesives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"wild folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57562226950519,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4550\/6795\/files\/IMG_5039.jpg?v=1792107345","url":"https:\/\/wildfolk.net\/products\/a-rare-spode-tea-cup","provider":"wild folk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}