Christian’s Liverpool cup & saucer, ‘3 Ladies’ pattern, c. 1770

$325.00 AUD

Christian’s Liverpool cup & saucer, printed in blue with a version of the ‘3 Ladies’ pattern, The figures sit in a shoe Marjorie garden, with several insects overhead.
Unmarked, c. 1770

Saucer 13cm
Faults include firing flaws & small hair line, small chips to saucer rim, cup with several rim chips.

This pattern is well known at the Dr Wall Worcester factory ( see WBWP II.A.11) – but was also made at the Christians Liverpool factory 1770–75. There are several minor differences in the scene, including the rock being largerat Liverpool, the plants in foreground having three large leaves at Liverpool vs. multiple small leaves at Worcester, and having different insects in both.
Christian Liverpool operated at Shaw’s Brow, Liverpool 1765 – 78. See Hillis ‘Liverpool Porcelain’ p233 for an example.

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