Lot 309 , A group of Royal Worcester Autumnal fruit painted coffee wares and a similar pot pourri and cover, coffee pot 17.5cm
A group of Royal Worcester Autumnal fruit painted coffee wares and a similar pot pourri and cover, each painted by Kitty Blake, comprising two coffee pots and covers, two jugs, six coffee cups and saucers and two sugar bowls, puce printed marks and date codes for 1928-1938, coffee pot 17.5cm
Estimate £1,400-1,800
First coffee spout with white ground spout and is dated 1931 has heavy crazing to the glaze all over and the foot has been broken off cleanly and reglued, there is also a stained hairline crack to the rim next to the handle, matching helmet shaped jug dated 1931 has an occasional minor scratch otherwise good, sugar bowl with date code for 1930 has some fine crazing to the glaze on the exterior otherwise in good condition.
There are six coffee cups and saucers, six of the cups are dated 1929, two cups have fine hairline cracks, one cup has two rim chips and fine crazing, the fourth cup has occasional fine crazing, fifth cup has a V section of the rim broken out and lacking, sixth cup in good condition, five of the saucers are dated 1929, one has several hairline cracks others and are in good condition, one saucer is dated 1928 and has some crazing to the glaze.
Pot pourri and cover dated 1937 is in good condition, the coffee pot and cover dated 1937 has a tiny splinter chip to the underside of the rim of the cover, otherwise in good condition. The milk jug dated 1938 has some fine crazing to the glaze but rings true otherwise and the sugar bowl dated 1937 / 38 as the mark is somewhat blurred has minor scuffing to the gilt on the interior otherwise in good condition.
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Sold for £2,600