Late 19th C. Blue Transfer Demitasse Cups, Saucers

C-19075 c. 1890s-1910s; Maddock & Sons Ltd. - Burslem, Staffordshire, England Pair of antique porcelain demitasse cups and matching saucers decorated in a delicate blue transfer pattern. The design features garlands of small floral rosettes, ribbons, and pendant swags connected by fine chains of ornament, framed by a Greek key border along the rim. The cups retain the maker's mark reading "Maddock - England, " associated with Maddock & Sons of Burslem in Staffordshire, a prominent pottery manufacturer active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shows moderate signs of age and use including light surface wear, faint crazing to the glaze, and minor staining around the foot rings. No major cracks observed. Saucers: approximately 5.5" diam. Cups: approximately 2.25" ...