WONDERFUL floral garden tea cup and saucer by Hammersley & Co. Unique ruffled tea cup rim decorated in thick gold air brush gilt. The cup shape and rim is an example of the delicate feminine style of the 1890's to early 1900's used in fine bone chine tea cups. The set appears to be hand decorated and has very generous gold gilt. The backstamp is green with acorn and crown Bone China, Hammersley & Co, Made in England. The dating of the backstamp appears to be from 1887 to 1932.
This tea cup set is numbered 13166G. The tea cup measures 2 3/8" tall by 3 1/2" across. The saucer measures 5 1/2" across. A rare and ELEGANT set!
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