Four Bristol Porcelain Dessert Wares
Circa 1775-77, blue crossed lines and b marks
Modeled after the Sèvres forms tasses à glace sur plateau Bouret, comprising a stand and three ice-cream cups, each finely enameled with scattered flower sprays within gilt dentil rims, the cups with ear-shaped gilt enriched scroll handles, the stand with lobed rim and double-foot rim.
Diameter of stand 8 1/4 inches.

Provenance:
Robert Williams, London, 1974.

An additional cup of this description and possibly painted by the same hand is illustrated by F. Severne MacKenna, Champions Bristol Porcelain, fig. 32. At the time of this appraisal no other examples of these forms were extant.

Although they had been known in England since the 1670's, flavored ices and ice creams were popularized by French and Italian confectioners who set up shops in London and a few other cities in the 1760's. For a variety of Georgian recipes, see Ivan Day, www.historicfood.com.

C Estate of Sarah Belk Gambrell

Star-shaped glaze lines to underside of tray, not visible on top, restored section of rim (approx. 6 in.) with dentil regilt, issue is not apparent when transluced, chip to one cup footrim and nibbles to rim, barely visible when placed, one handle restored, light wear to gilt dentil, underside of two feet mostly unglazed, ground smooth.

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