Portmeirion Pottery Gold Sun Coffee Cup And Saucer, SM4-GS23
Portmeirion

A Portmeirion Gold Sun Coffee Cup And Saucer.

This coffee cup and saucer features the rare Gold Sun motif printed on the cup which has a black satin finish to the outside.

There is no backstamp on the cup. The cup and saucer will be supplied with a signed certificate of authenticity by Stephen McKay.

There is a small production mark on the saucer, please see the photographs. The saucer caries the Portmeirion Pottery backstamp.

Approx Dimensions:-

Cup

2.5 in (6.5 cm) tall

2.25 in (6 cm) diam

Saucer

5 in (12.5 cm)

Gold Sun 1961

Using a favourite motif of a sun, Susan Williams-Ellis created a design range in 1961 with a sun/star with curling rays. Using a lustre resist method, another of her labour intensive and expensive processes, Susan made some lavishly expensive plates and coffee ware items. By 1963 she moved to using transfers on matt black items to reduce costings. Gold Sun wasn't as popular as Susan had hoped, possibly because there was a tidal wave of similar designs around at the time and was therefore discontinued in the mid sixties. Hand painted items are incredibly rare and are coveted by collectors.