Sale 5280
London, South Kensington
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28 October 2007
Price realised
GBP 125
Estimate
A STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELAIN PINK-GROUND PART TEA SERVICE AND A PART DESSERT SERVICE MID 19TH CENTURY, RED PAINTED 114 TO THE TEA SERVICE Gilt with scrolls and leaves, comprising: a baluster milk jug and sugar bowl and cover with crossover strap handles, ten teacups, ten coffee cups, ten saucers, a slop bowl and two cake plates; the dessert service painted to the centres with mountains and castles in watery landscapes, within dusky-pink borders, comprising: an oval two-handled comport and eight dessert plates
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