On offer is this set of four little coffee cups and saucers.
They are all in good vintage condition. The swan design on the cups is printed in black on terracotta with a matt / eggshell sheen finish.
They have no chips or cracks and are in good condition. The cups have a swimming swans pattern and the saucer which accompanies them has a geometric border. I am listing each cup and saucer at just under £20 each. The four shown in the images will be £75 total.
Dimensions: Each cup is 3 inches in height and also with a 3-inch diameter - the saucers are 5 1/2 inches in diameter.
HISTORY: Robert ‘Scottie’ Wilson was born in Glasgow in 1890.
In the 1920s Scottie visited Canada and finally emigrated to Toronto in 1931. He started to draw during the 1930s and soon developed a very unique style of pen and ink drawing of dream-like creatures such as swans, birds, fish, trees and flowers.
In 1944 he returned to Britain settling in London. His work was exhibited in London and in Paris, and examples of his work are in the National Gallery of Scotland, the Tate Gallery and the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
In the early 1960s, Royal Worcester commissioned Wilson to design a tableware pattern. It was produced in two different colours, black printed onto terracotta and grey and black printed onto white glazed earthenware. The ‘Scottie Wilson’ pattern was based on the totem poles of the North American Indigenous People that the artist had studied during his visits to Canada.
Unfortunately, the pattern was not a great success in Britain, probably too expensive for its target audience. It was much admired in design circles. Production finished by 1965 and pieces are now getting very collectable.
The set will cost £4.95 with Royal Mail Recorded. Where any excessive postage is charged to you - your overpayment will be promptly refunded to you.