Bidspirit auction | A Victorian Transfer-Printed Earthenware Presentation

A Victorian Transfer-Printed Earthenware Presentation Loving Cup Dated 1859 - A Victorian presentation loving cup of cylindrical form, manufactured from earthenware with a cream-coloured glaze. The piece is designed with two angular double-scroll handles and a slightly flared foot. Decoration consists of light blue transfer-printed floral and fruit sprigs, with a scrolling decorative border applied to the interior rim. The body features a hand-painted or custom transfer inscription in black script that reads ...sper Borough Miln 1859, though the first part of the name is obscured by a lot sticker. The base displays a single underglaze blue mark in the form of the letter Z. Height: 11 cm.