Bristol Nelson Service Cup & Saucer

This is superb cup and saucer made by Bristol in about 1772. W. Cookworthy founded Plymouth around 1768 but soon after moved the factory to Bristol (around 1770) where he continued to make hard paste porcelain ( the only true hard paste in England!) with the help of Richard Champion. Champion bought the factory from him around 1773. He sold the factory in 1781 after which it was closed. The porcelain from this factory has always been very popular with the collectors due to the rarity of their pieces as well as their designs. This set comes from the Nelson service named after the Countess Nelson who owned the service in the 19th century. The cup and saucer are hand painted with a fun blue ribbon that winds itself around some nice gold trim with flowers to the center of the saucer as well as around the cup and inside of the cup as shown. Nice fluted shape and a superb handle shape typical to Bristol porcelain. The set is in amazing condition and it displays perfectly. The saucer has a few minor tiny chips to the outside edge as shown and a firing flaw to the underside center that does not affect the top. Both pieces are marked with their blue B mark as shown. The cup is just under 2 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter. The saucer is 1 inch tall and 5.25 inches in diameter. Please email me for more information or other pictures.