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Lot 254
An early 19th century English porcelain part tea service comprising nine afternoon tea cups, eleven breakfast tea cups, eleven saucers and a slop bowl, each gilt decorated and painted in the rococo manner with floral sprays within royal blue borders, painted pattern No. 2/470, probably Ridgway
Lot 139
A George Fox four piece silver tea and coffee service engraved a stags head crest with motto to a leaf engraved banded body with beaded edge flanged, ribbed tuck in bases, the teapot and coffee pot with swan neck spouts, the hinged covers with detachable ribbed knopped and leaf bordered finials within a circlet of florettes, leaf capped reeded handles, London 1870/71, 65. 25oz (2115gm), together with an electroplated coffee pot or hot water jug to match, by Martin Hall & Co. . (5)
Lot 357
A Worcester porcelain tea service, the bowl fluted bodies with sprigs of blue and gilt cornflowers, comprising an oval lidded teapot, an oval milk jug (hair crack), an oval sucrier (cover missing), twelve tea bowls, eleven saucers, eight coffee cans, a slop bowl and stand and a cake plate. (47)
Lot 364
A porcelain Chamberlains Worcester tea service “the Brick Pattern,” with coloured flowers, blue and gilt, comprising a pair of gentleman’s breakfast cups and three saucers, eight tea cups and six coffee cups, fourteen saucers (one restored), three small plates and two cake plates. (Some cups with hair cracks).
Lot 4
A silver King’s pattern table service by Carr’s of Sheffield Ltd, Sheffield 1993, comprising: Eight table forks, Four table spoons, Eight dessert forks Eight dessert spoons, Eight fish knives, Eight fish forks, Eight soup spoons, Eight tea spoons, Eight coffee spoons, 4276g (137.45 oz); Together with eight table and eight dessert knives with silver handles and steel blades, in a mahogany finish canteen box
Lot 50
A French silver picnic tea service by Boin-Taburet, post 1838 .950 large article marks, retailed by Boin Taburet a Paris, no. 10434, circa 1890, after the Design by Christopher Dresser, the tea pot with a wicker covered handle, the cream jug and sugar bowl nesting into the pot, the tea pot 18.5cm (7.25in) long, 548g (17.65 oz) gross, in a leather covered fitted case from Boin-Taburet. See Halen, Widar “Christopher Dresser” Oxford 1990, p. 156, illus. 177 for an electroplated service designed for Hukin & Heath in 1879. Condition Report:** Overall very light wear. Slight surface scuffs and scratches. No dents or bruises. Nice condition.Case: with surface scuffs, but nice.
Lot 88
Maritime – Vice Admiral Sir John Gore fine long autograph letter signed to Sir James Graham dated Madras October 11th 1833, 6pp 4to, giving his opinion on the opening of trade with China : ‘... it is a subject that has very fully occupied my reflections since I have held this Command and obtained an insight into the sort of persons who constitute the Commanders of the ‘Free Traders’ to India and I contemplate the question as one that will require a steady and unequivocal power and authority...when (as I calculate) 200 of these ‘Free Traders’ are let loose upon the coasts of China and they will not confine themselves tone port as the East India Company did, but will seek cheap, ready and good cargoes of Tea everywhere & the Chinese will be ready to assist them, some restrictions and penalties must be laid on them and a strong power given on the sort to enforce them...I am of opinion that this Squadron must be augmented one good Frigate and two sloops of war for the service of the China leas and that the Captain of the Frigate stationed at the place of the Consular author must b ordered to wear a Blue Broad Pendant during the time he remains there to give him an appearance of dignity in the Eyes of the Chinese and authority amongst the merchantmen. These ships to be relieved from India every six or 12 months and if the Admiral can visit China once during his period of Command it may be better. ‘If a number of these Free Traders are hastily let loose upon the Coasts of China they will at once become a Band of Free Booters – the Americans can afford us no example. They have always traded under the influence protection and consideration of the East India Company’s Factory and the Chinese have thought of and treated them as such. Indeed they are only acknowledged as ‘Second Chop English’...’
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