Featured Willets Belleek cup and saucer 1911 with one question

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  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I picked up this nice cup and saucer yesterday. the only question I have is about the hobbyist painting. Do you think she did this from a blank or an already patterned set?
    The gold looks very professional.

    Mikey
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    916Bulldogs123, Dec 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Very sweet, and painted with (near?) perfect precision.
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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  3. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    So, you think Emily painted it all, including the gold?
     
    916Bulldogs123, Dec 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I think so, the dedication is also in gold.
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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  5. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    That is just awesome. Yes, almost perfect. If it were perfect, it probably would not be hand done.

    Mikey
     
    916Bulldogs123, Dec 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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  6. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Indistinguishable from absolute perfection, to me...
    Very Lovely, Mikey!
     
    wlwhittier, Dec 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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  7. Iconodule

    Iconodule Well-Known Member

    A labor of love/friendship...and a lot of skill. I wonder if Emily created the design or if she used a pattern book. (When we were researching my plates painted by Elizabeth Stoner, we found that she had published patterns that she created for hobbyists to use.)
     
    Iconodule, Dec 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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  8. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I would like some input on the style (if that is the correct term). It is too early for Art deco.

    Mikey
     
    916Bulldogs123, Dec 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Arts and Crafts did a lot of those geometrics too.
     
    evelyb30, Dec 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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  10. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    At the time that this was done, there were a LOT of hobbyist china painters out there and lots of patterns for them to choose from. This gal was pretty talented.
     
    kentworld, Dec 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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  11. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Google ai says it has Arts & crafts styling with Art Nouveau influences
     
    916Bulldogs123, Dec 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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  12. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    UhHuh...Works for me!
     
    wlwhittier, Dec 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    To me it is influenced by Jugendstil, the more linear German Art Nouveau. But Jugendstil designers interchanged ideas with Arts & Crafts designers like those from the Glasgow School of Art and the Vienna Secession.
    So yes, there are elements of both Arts & Crafts and (German) Art Nouveau, that found their way to a pattern book.
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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