In the white, each piece applied with borders of crisply-moulded acanthus leaves and other floral borders, comprising: a coffee pot and cover; a teapot and cover; a waste bowl; a hexagonal tea canister and cover; an oval sugar bowl and cover; four teabowls and saucers, the coffee pot and cover: 19.5cm high, incised / inside footrims of teabowls and saucers (some restoration to teapot cover) (17)
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Provenance:The Estate of Florence J. Gould, Villa El Patio, Cannes, sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet, Monaco, 27 June 1984, lot 1530;Anon. sale, Christies London, 24 February 1997, lot 364It is exceptionally rare for so many pieces from such an early service to have stayed togather.