The cups and saucers are in good, useable condition, but also show a few signs of use and age. One cup has a small chip in the base, and the other has a production flaw in the glaze inside the cup and a small area of loss to the hand-painted decoration.
Furniture maker, John Wade founded the Wade company in 1810, producing products for the textile and wool spinning industry, as well as manufacturing bottles for the beer breweries in Staffordshire.
Wade Ceramics was originally made up of three different companies founded by various members of the Wade family and was only united as Wade Potteries Limited in 1958.
Each cup:
- Height approx. 7.5cm
- Width approx. 13cm including handle
- Diameter approx. 10cm
Each saucer:
- Height approx. 2.5cm
- Diameter approx. 17cm
