GILT PORCELAIN TEA SERVICE - MID-20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN

A HANDSOME GILT PORCELAIN TEA SERVICE COMPRISING SIX TEACUPS WITH MATCHING SAUCERS, A LARGE TEAPOT WITH LID, A COVERED SUGAR BOWL, A CREAM JUG, AND FOUR GILT-RIMMED DESSERT PLATES. THE SERVICE DEMONSTRATES THE REFINED AESTHETIC OF MID-CENTURY EUROPEAN PORCELAIN MANUFACTURE, WITH A SOPHISTICATED COLOUR PALETTE OF WARM CHAMPAGNE GILT AGAINST PRISTINE WHITE GLAZED INTERIORS.

OVERVIEW:
THIS TEA SERVICE EXEMPLIFIES THE ELEGANT TABLEWARE TRADITIONS OF POST-WAR EUROPEAN PORCELAIN PRODUCTION. THE GILT DECORATION IS APPLIED TO THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EACH PIECE, CREATING A COHESIVE VISUAL PRESENTATION SUITABLE FOR FORMAL TEA SERVICE. THE TEAPOT FEATURES A CURVED SPOUT AND SCROLLED HANDLE WITH DECORATIVE TERMINALS. THE SUGAR BOWL AND CREAM JUG ARE PROPORTIONALLY BALANCED AND FEATURE MATCHING GILT HANDLES. ALL SIX TEACUPS ARE UNIFORM IN SIZE AND FORM, EACH WITH A GILT-DECORATED EXTERIOR AND PRISTINE WHITE INTERIOR.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- TEAPOT: APPROXIMATELY 22 CM HEIGHT WITH LID
- TEACUPS: APPROXIMATELY 8 CM HEIGHT (6 PIECES)
- SAUCERS: APPROXIMATELY 14 CM DIAMETER (6 PIECES)
- SUGAR BOWL: APPROXIMATELY 10 CM HEIGHT WITH LID
- CREAM JUG: APPROXIMATELY 9 CM HEIGHT
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- TOTAL PIECES IN SERVICE: 15

CONDITION: THE SERVICE IS IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND GENTLE USE. THE GILT DECORATION SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO THE HANDLE TERMINALS AND BASE RIMS, WHICH IS TYPICAL OF FUNCTIONAL TABLEWARE FROM THIS PERIOD. THE WHITE GLAZED INTERIORS OF ALL CUPS AND BOWLS REMAIN UNMARKED AND PRISTINE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR CRAZING IS EVIDENT. THE GLAZE FINISH IS EVEN THROUGHOUT, AND THE GILT RETAINS ITS WARM LUSTRE ACROSS ALL PIECES. THIS IS A SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND REMAINS ENTIRELY FUNCTIONAL FOR DISPLAY OR USE.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

548763+51

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