Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Porcelain Curiosities

An Assortment of Porcelain Curiosities and Metalware including Coalport Miniature - A collection of decorative objects and curiosities including a Coalport porcelain miniature teacup and saucer. The teacup and saucer feature heavy gilt interiors and exteriors decorated with blue bamboo and bird motifs, with a scalloped edge and a square-patterned border. Both pieces bear a green printed mark to the base reading ENGLAND COALPORT A.D. 1750 below a crown, with a hand-painted red decorator mark T2327 to the cup. The collection includes a porcelain figurine of a dancer with a white ceramic lace skirt accented with pink ruffles and floral applications, a silver elephant figurine, and a cobalt blue porcelain decorative egg featuring a gilt architectural depiction of a cathedral and the inscription S. Petersburg. Further items comprise a wooden trinket box with decorative inlay, a small gilded wooden frame containing a miniature landscape, a green glass goblet, a metal corkscrew with a wooden handle marked HENNESSY, a small decorative spoon with a floral enamel handle, a silver perfume bottle with filigree overlay, and a metal snuff box. Width: 20 cm Height: 3.2 cm Diameter: 6.5 cm Width: 11.5 cm.