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Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen......

I have not been able to post some pictures lately but I hope that you will enjoy the following:

COPELAND TYG LOVING CUP

A Copeland porcelain loving cup made for T. Goode and Company, South Audley Street, London, England. (Subscribers' Copy).....

I have been lead to believe but cannot prove maybe you can help, that there were only a total of 150 of these tyg's made.....

SIDE ONE: 1899 TRANSVAAL WAR 1900 (Top Banner)

A medallion with picture of Queen Victoria and the words "Victoria Queen and Empress - Comforter of the Afflicted" surrounded with the Empires flags and the emblems of the Colonies.

EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL (Bottom Banner)

SIDE TWO: IMPERIAL FEDERATION

Four medallions with pictures

Field-Marshall Lord Roberts C.V. G.C.B., Commander in Chief of South African Forces
The Most Hon. Marquis of Salisbury, K.G., Prime Minister
A Victoria Cross - Valour Crushes Cowardice
A Red Cross - Our Countries Pride, Humanity

and listing the major events / victories up to that point:

GLENCOE
ELANDSLAAGTE
BELMONT - GRASPAN
MODDER RIVER
KIMBERLY INvd. OCT. 14 1899 RELvd. FEB. 18, 1900
LADYSMITH INvd. OCT. 30 1899 RELvd. FEB. 28, 1900
BLOEMFONTEIN Occupied March 13th 1900
WEPENER INvd. APRIL 6 RELvd. APRIL 28, 1900
MAFEKING INvd. OCT. 12 1899 RELvd. MAY 17, 1900
JOHANNESBURG Occupied MAY 31, 1900
ORANGE FREE STATE, ANNEXED MAY 28, 1900
SURRENDER OF CRONJE AT PAARDEBURG, FEB. 27 1900
PRETORIA Occupied by Lord Roberts. JUNE 5, 1900
TRANSVAAL ANNEXED, SEPT 1st 1900

SIDE THREE: BRITANNIA TOWER OF JUSTICE (Top Banner)

Medallion picture of Britannia and a Miner and protected / flanked on either side by a Naval Rating and a member of an Imperial Yeomanry unit.

DEFENDER OF THE OPPRESSED, (Bottom Banner)

INTERIOR OF THE RIM: A listing of the key Officers to that time.....

Hope you enjoyed......



Mike

Mike,

That's a lovely cup and looks to be in excellent condition too. I take it you don't use it for your afternoon tea too often??

Its interesting to note that the relief of Kimberley is given as 18th Feb 1900.

Many thanks
David

Mike,

I had a look on-line for examples of these cups and found quite a few that had been sold at auction. Reading the catalogue descriptions, they provide information on the cup being auctioned but nowhere can I find information on the numbers issued.

Where did your number come from?

Regards
David

Hi David.....

The number came from an article that I read on Copeland commemorative items in a magazine about china collectables..... They had a picture of one with a number on the base but mine does not..... There is a photo and mention in Oosthuizen book but no mention of numbers there..... I have filed away somewhere the original article and will have to look for it......

It is the same with a large Coalport, Roberts, Blue Transfer Printed plate, some have gold rims, some are plain, some have numbers, some do not......

Mike

Hi
I Purchased a cup exactly like the one you two gentlemen are speaking of. Mine does seem to have a number of some sort on the bottom in red lettering and an engraved symbol and number as well, The red lettering seems to say E/299 or E1299 and a small x under it in red. The engraving I will need a microscope!

Any idea of the value? Thanks Ashley

Hello Ashley.....

The number you see is the Copeland design/pattern number..... Mine is the same.....

There have been 6 sold on ebay over the past 12 years..... The lowest price being $300.00 and the highest just over $3100.00 (this one was a limited numbered edition of 25 presented by H.M. the Queen as Christmas gifts, not included in the average) the higest for a normal one was $1,050.00..... The average value is $671.50 from the records I have kept....

Mike