Pair of Antique Georg Jones & Sons Porcelain Tennis-Themed Tea Cups & Saucers

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A fine pair of signed antique English porcelain cups and saucers.

By George Jones and Sons.

In a rare tennis … Read more A fine pair of signed antique English porcelain cups and saucers.

By George Jones and Sons.

In a rare tennis themed gilt patten with crossed racquets, tennis balls, and set nets.

Started in 1864 as George Jones; it became George Jones & Sons Ltd. in 1873. They operated in Stoke-upon-Trent for the next few decades and renamed to Crescent Potteries in 1907.

Fully marked to the base of each cup and saucer.

Simply a wonderful antique pair of Tennis porcelain cups and saucers!

Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th Century

Overall Condition:
They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Maker:
George Jones & Sons

Pattern Name:
Tennis themed

Marks:
Marked to the base of each saucer with both an impressed Georg Jones & Son's mark and a painted mark along with a painted o and an impressed 9 and N. Marked to the base of each cup with a painted o and a gilt '6224'.

Measurements:
Cup:
Height: ca. 2 3/8 in.
Width: ca. 3 3/4 in.
Depth: ca. 3 in.

Saucer:
Diameter: ca. 5 5/8 in.
Height: ca. 5/8 in.

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