WELLINGTON CHINA FLORAL TEA SERVICE - ENGLISH BONE CHINA CIRCA 1890-1910

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING ENGLISH BONE CHINA TEA SERVICE BY WELLINGTON CHINA OF STAFFORDSHIRE, FEATURING DELICATE HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DECORATION IN PINK, YELLOW, AND TURQUOISE ENAMELS WITH GREY FOLIAGE ACCENTS. THE SERVICE EXEMPLIFIES THE REFINED AESTHETIC OF LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN DOMESTIC TABLEWARE, WITH ELEGANT PROPORTIONS AND RESTRAINED GILT ORNAMENTATION CHARACTERISTIC OF QUALITY ENGLISH PORCELAIN MANUFACTURE OF THIS PERIOD.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: WELLINGTON CHINA, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
- MARK: PRINTED UNDERGLAZE MARK WITH EAGLE AND SHIELD, READING 'WELLINGTON CHINA BEST BONE CHINA ENGLAND REG'
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1890-1910 BASED ON MARK TYPE AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE
- MATERIAL: BONE CHINA WITH HAND-PAINTED ENAMELS AND GILT DECORATION
- COMPOSITION: SERVICE COMPRISES SIX TEACUPS WITH MATCHING SAUCERS, ONE MILK JUG, ONE CREAM JUG, AND TWO SERVING PLATES (ONE ROUND, ONE SHAPED RECTANGULAR)

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE SERVICE IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DOMESTIC USE. MINOR CRAZING IS PRESENT TO INTERIOR BASE SURFACES, A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF BONE CHINA OF THIS PERIOD AND DOES NOT AFFECT FUNCTIONALITY OR AESTHETIC APPEAL. GILT EDGING DISPLAYS LIGHT WEAR TO RIM TERMINALS AND HANDLE JUNCTURES, TYPICAL OF REGULAR USE. THE HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DECORATION REMAINS VIBRANT AND WELL-PRESERVED, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FADING OR LOSS OF ENAMEL. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR HAIRLINE FRACTURES ARE PRESENT. ALL PIECES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL GLAZE WITH NATURAL PATINA INTACT. THE SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED OR REGLAZED.

THIS IS A CHARMING EXAMPLE OF ENGLISH DOMESTIC PORCELAIN SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR USE, WITH THE APPEAL OF ORIGINAL CONDITION AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD DECORATION.

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 26cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 4Kg

Condition: Good

221828+8

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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