This advertisement is for a complete one person tea setting (lonely soul)
Each piece making the set is also advertised SEPARATELY - if any one piece of this set goes to a new home, the set is then of course "broken" and this advertisment will no longer be valid, resulting in removal of this offering.
HINT: It is more financially viable to purchase the set, rather than the individual pieces.
English chinaware - Alfred Meakin
Design: Bleu De Roi
This is a French term, which in English means "Kings Blue"
Based on the makers mark underneath every item except the teacup, these items were produced post 1945, the exact year cannot be determined but certainly not earlier than 1945
Tea Set, comprising of:
1x small teacup
1x tea saucer
1x creamer jug
1x cake plate
1x Serving dish for slices of cake or sandwiches
Bleu De Roi design description: Cream background, extensive use of gold gilding/artwork and a Colbalt-Royal Blue banding
Visually stunning, very regal/classy looking - especially on a table dressed with a lovely white lace or linen
INDIVIDUAL DESCRIPTIONS:
Teacup
2.75" high x 3" diameter mouth
No cracks
No fleabites
No discolouration (even inside from the tannin)
Light occasional wear to the intricate gold gilding pattern around the rim
Some light wear to the gold gilding on the cup handle
Stamped directly into the chinaware is "something" it is indistinct because the clay has misshaped prior to "firing" but I suspect MADE IN ENGLAND would be what it says
Factory artist marks in both gold gilding and light coloured F13 code
These codes were attributed to each pottery worker, they being paid by the number of items with their mark on them
This is an ORIGINAL tea cup, not a reproduction
Tea Saucer
5.25" diameter
No cracks
No crazing
No fleabites
No discolouration
No signs of wear to the intricate gold gilding pattern around the rim
Makers mark, design name in gold leaf clearly readable underneath, factory artists mark in coloured ink offset from the makers mark.
This factory makers mark was extremely important as they were attributed to each pottery worker then they were paid by the number of items with their mark on them
This is an ORIGINAL tea saucer, not a reproduction
Creamer Jug
Stands 2.5" high with a 2.5" mouth plus spout
No cracks
No crazing
No fleabites
No discolouration
No signs of handling wear to the intricate rim gold gilding, handle gold gilding or the base gilding
Makers mark, design name in gold leaf clearly readable underneath, factory artists mark in coloured ink offset from the makers mark.
This factory makers mark was extremely important as they were attributed to each pottery worker then they were paid by the number of items with their mark on them
This is an ORIGINAL tea saucer, not a reproduction
Cake Plate
Octagonal shaped cake plate
6.5" wide
No cracks
No crazing
No discolouration
4 small blemishes on the underside to the glaze, not sure if these are fleabites or manufacturing faults
Light signs of handling wear to the intricate rim gold gilding, in particular just one small area which seems to coincide with where the holder of the plate may have placed their thumb when holding the plate in one hand.
Makers mark, design name in gold leaf clearly readable underneath, factory artists mark in coloured ink offset from the makers mark.
This factory makers mark was extremely important as they were attributed to each pottery worker then they were paid by the number of items with their mark on them
This is an ORIGINAL creamer jug, not a reproduction
Cake/Sandwich serving dish
Oval shaped
7.5" wide x 10" long with a "single hand" handle
No cracks
No crazing
No fleabites
No discolouration
Signs of handling wear to the intricate rim gold gilding, in particular the 'single handed" handle and looking closely at the outer rim, it appears that most of the gold gilding in this area no longer is present. I am referring only to the very outer edge of the dish, the intricate gold gilding elsewhere is in very good condition.
Makers mark, design name in gold leaf clearly readable underneath, factory artists mark in coloured ink offset from the makers mark.
This factory makers mark was extremely important as they were attributed to each pottery worker then they were paid by the number of items with their mark on them
This is an ORIGINAL serving dish, not a reproduction
