March sale
Lot 33:
A Collection of 20th-Century Decorative Porcelain and Bone China Tea and Table Ware
This collection comprises an assortment of 20th-century decorative ceramics, including bone china and fine porcelain pieces featuring various floral patterns. The first group consists of dessert or cabinet plates with broad pink borders, embossed foliate scroll-work under the glaze, and wavy gilded rims. Each plate is decorated with a central polychrome floral spray, likely transfer-printed with hand-painted enamelled highlights. A second group of tea ware is decorated with a violet pattern and green-trimmed rims, including a waisted tea cup with a pale green interior wash, a saucer, a side plate, and a larger plate with a distinctive star-shaped scalloped edge. The collection also includes a set of tea and table ware decorated with sprays of blue forget-me-nots and yellow wildflowers, featuring gilded rims and thin blue line detailing. This set includes a pear-shaped cream jug with a contrasting pale blue handle and a sugar bowl. No factory marks or maker’s stamps are visible on the items.
The items are generally in fair to good condition. One white bowl with a gold rim exhibits a significant vertical hairline crack running from the rim through the well. There is evidence of light surface wear, minor scratches, and rubbing to the gilded highlights on the edges of the plates, which is consistent with age and domestic use. No other major chips or professional repairs are apparent.
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