tea service

Johnson Brothers Ltd

Summary

Public: Tea service comprising a teapot, plate and cup and saucer. Painted with a stylised floral spray in grey and red and banding in grey, red and silver. Private: Globular teapot with slightly angled loop handle, small S-shaped spout and domed lid with domed button finial. Painted to left of handle with stylised floral spray of two angled leaves in grey and a lily in red. Wide banded border to foot, comprising shaded grey band above two narrow bands of metallic silver lustre and red, above second shaded grey band overlaid with three narrow dark grey bands. Domed cover decorated with same arrangement of bands in grey, silver lustre and red, with pale grey finial. Tall teacup tapering to foot, with sharply angled moulded loop handle. Exterior decorated with same banded border in grey, silver and red, interior to right of handle with same stylised floral spray. Saucer decorated with banded border around well and floral spray to one side. Circular plate with wide flat rim, painted to one side of well with floral spray. Rim painted with banded border, wide band of shaded grey to edge of well. Teapot only on display.