Ending 16th Mar, 2026 19:00
Open House
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A Victorian Davenport porcelain tea service
mid-19th century,
blue and gilt borders, decorated with birds, comprising a milk jug, a bowl, a boiled egg stand with five cups, one missing, ten coffee cans, seven assorted teacups, eleven saucers, two platters, and twelve side plates
square plates 25cm wide
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Sold for £180
Condition Report
The egg cups - crazing to the glaze and kiln grit/pickup to the base. Fading to the gilt. One egg cup with chip to the rim and crack down the side. The egg cup stand reglued to the base. One cup missing.
Side plates - have rubbing and fading to the gilt. Some scratches to the surface. Some with yellowing to the surface. One with a large chip to the base. Crazing throughout. One plate with discoloured hairline cracks.
Lidded bowl - the finial to the lid has been reglued. One leg missing and with large hole in the base.
The bowl - with discolouration to the glaze. Crazing. Hairline crack on the base.
Saucers - crazing, discoloutration and one with hairline crack to the base. Some chipping and fritting to the basal rims.
Coffee cans - crazing, discoloutration and one with hairline crack to the rim. One fully repaired and stapled.
Teacups - crazing, discoloutration and some marks to the surface. Fading to decoration. Three cups with hairline cracks.
Platters - both with hairline cracks to the base, which have discoloured. Some chipping to the decoration and roughness to the bases.
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Auction: Open House, ending 16th Mar, 2026
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