A selection of Shelley bone china nursery ware designed by Mabel Lucie Attwell, printed in colours with poems and vignettes of small children at play with toys and pixies, comprising four cups <I>(one cracked)</I>, nine saucers and six tea plates, <I>printed factory marks</I> <I>See illustration</I> (19) | Christie's

Sale 4584

British Decorative Arts,1850 to The Present Day

London, South Kensington

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12 March 1992

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Lot 286

A selection of Shelley bone china nursery ware designed by Mabel Lucie Attwell, printed in colours with poems and vignettes of small children at play with toys and pixies, comprising four cups (one cracked), nine saucers and six tea plates, printed factory marks See illustration (19)

Price realised

GBP 396

Estimate

GBP 200 - GBP 400

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A selection of Shelley bone china nursery ware designed by Mabel Lucie Attwell, printed in colours with poems and vignettes of small children at play with toys and pixies, comprising four cups (one cracked), nine saucers and six tea plates, printed factory marks See illustration (19)
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