Couple Taking Tea

Artisan: Tricia Street
Date: 2001
Inscriptions: signed with initials ‘TS’ and dated ’01’ on the base
Dimensions: 25 x 32 x 22 mm. / 1 x 1 ¼ x ⅞ inches (height x width x depth)
Intended Room: Breakfast Room
Inventory number: 2021.103
Category: Figurines

Provenance: The collection of the late Stan Dickinson and Barbara Kinghorn-Dickinson; by descent to their son Chris; from whom we bought this via eBay in 2021.

This elegant couple by Tricia Street are about to pour a cup of tea from the teapot on their table, the man’s arm circling the woman’s waist. Languid and colourful and heightened with gold, it’s Rococo to the max, and it’s a beautiful example of Street’s work.