Matching Cups, Unmatched Repairs - c. 1860s James Duke Hand-painted Porcelain Teacups with Repaired Handles altered photo The little street sign to

The little street sign to behind it to the right reads Bar Le Duc

There are a few light scratches to the wood and a bit of wear around the beak

I just love this look of this piece

Good for tools or hardware for sure

which gives thanks to San Antonio Abad (Anthony the Great) for healing the paralyzed legs of the son of Lucrezia Queretaro

Matching Cups, Unmatched Repairs - c. 1860s James Duke Hand-painted Porcelain Teacups with Repaired Handles altered photo The little street sign toIn this case, I think two is exponentially better than one! I purchased these from a seller in England, which is where they originated hand painted porcelain teacups produced by James Duke of Hill Potteries in Burslem, Staffordshire, England c. 1860. Of course what attracted me is the repaired handles, and especially the combination of two different manners of repair, one requiring more mending than the other and each done in a slightly different way,