miniature tea set

Summary

Toy tea service, bone china, with plain banded borders in pink overglaze enamel and pink details to moulding. Tea service comprises globular teapot tapering to base, with leaf-moulding to spout, handle in the form of two intertwined stems diverging at upper terminal, and twig terminal to lid; sugar bowl of similar globular form with two intertwined stem handles to shoulder and twig handle to lid; deep circular slop bowl; globular milk jug on everted foot, with shaped rim rising to high lip and intertwined stem handle; six slightly tapering cylindrical cups with plain handles; six saucers with upward curved rims; two cake plates with leaf moulded lug handles at either side. Glaze finely crazed. Four copper alloy teaspoons with violin-backed handles, pair of sugar tongs with spoon bowls.