Matching Cups, Unmatched Repairs - c. 1860s James Duke Hand-painted Porcelain Teacups with Repaired Handles altered photo Good for tools or hardware

Good for tools or hardware for sure

longing to have experienced the city during its early 20th century heyday but also watching the city undergo a new renaissance of sorts

Just right

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

Matching Cups, Unmatched Repairs - c. 1860s James Duke Hand-painted Porcelain Teacups with Repaired Handles altered photo Good for tools or hardwareIn 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,