A Miles Mason teacup and saucer, circa 1805

Both pieces with butterflies and other insects left in the white, within a gilt ground.  This pattern is not recorded in Deborah S. Skinner & Velma Young, Miles Mason Porcelain, A Guide to Patterns and Shapes, 1992.

Diameter of saucer:  13.8 cm

No mark

Condition:  Tiny crack to rim above handle of teacup, nick to tip of lower handle attachment;  glaze star crack to base of saucer, some gilt wear mostly to saucer.

Price: £49