Palissy began operations in 1946 from Longton, Stoke-On-Trent and was eventually bought out by Royal Worcester in the late 1950's
Although this teacup dates from their early days in the mid ~ late 1950's, the design is a hybrid of flowers with art deco elements
DLAT Rating: 8/10 (Darling Look At This!)
PALISSY - Teacup (1) ONLY
Palissy Pottery - Longton England
Fine China Teacup
This china is opaque, meaning that if it is held to the light, you CANNOT see a shadow of your fingers through the china
Design/pattern: unknown pattern name
The design is only on the upper half of the teacup. Extensive fine gold gilding pattern with two Gold rings below and a top side/lip Gold ring to frame the design. Inside the teacup also has a Gold ring.
The standard cup handle has Gold gilding down both sides, right around the handle at the inside top and bottom plus down the back of the handle.
The artwork design is "busy" with the Gold gilding pattern depicting leaves in a somewhat random order and two brightly coloured flower designs (Deep Red and Yellow/Orange with Green foliage) The design on either side of this flower design is what looked to us like butterfly wings - coloured in light Yellow and Emerald Green.
Overall the design is intricate but does have a striking conservative visual appeal. It may be considered a rather traditional design but with elements (Art Deco) to give it more visual appeal.
Hand painted and gilded
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
Pale Yellow stamping is used for the backstamp
(Lion facing to the left with an upright tail)
PALISSY (long vertical muilti-lines on the P)
POTTERY
ENGLAND
Artists marks are to the right of the backstamp (Black strokes)
The backstamp design was first used in 1948
DIMENSIONS:
TEACUP: 80mm diameter 'mouth' x 70mm height
Standard English 1 cup (NOT demitasse)
Weight: 100g
CONDITION:
Very Good condition
NO cracks
NO fleabites
NO crazing observed (wet or dry)
Artwork has no wear showing
Gold gilding is delicate and light with no sections "missing" and the most common wear points (handle and top lip) show practically no wear at all
NO tannin (tea) stains inside the cup
Regrettably, this is another very nice piece of my wife's chinaware collection seeking a new home
