Vintage 1831 Gaudy Welsh Allertons Oyster Pattern Cup
Vintage 19th Century Antique Luster Trim OYSTER Pattern Staffordshire Gaudy Welsh Handleless Cup ALLERTONS ''A'' Est. 1831 Made in England
Cup measures roughly 2.25" tall x 3.5" in diameter. Excellent Condition, with some mild age related dark spots, mainly visible on inside of rim. Sold as pictured.
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The name Gaudy Welsh entered the pottery collectors vocabulary and the antique world when Professor Howard Williams mentioned it in his 1978 publication. He also standardised many of the names ascribed to patterns we now associate with Gaudy Welsh Pottery. Gaudy Welsh, a name which describes perfectly the hand-painted decoration applied primarily to tea sets, bowls and jugs,
Made in both England and Wales between 1820 and 1860, the earthenware, creamware, ironstone and bone china is decorated in charming patterns picked out in underglaze cobalt blue, often in panels, rust or burnt orange and copper lustre, while floral decoration often included pink lustre, green an
