A rare New Hall Tobacco Leaf tea and coffee service, c.1812, richly decorated in pattern 856 with

A rare New Hall Tobacco Leaf tea and coffee service, c.1812, richly decorated in pattern 856 with stylised flowers and leaves in shades of green, orange, white and gilt, reserved on a dark blue ground. red pattern numbers, some restoration to the coffee pot's spout and the teapot's stand. Comprising: a coffee pot and cover, a teapot with cover and stand, a milk jug, a slop bowl, a cake plate, six teacups, six coffee cups and six saucers. (26)

Provenance: Rod Jellicoe.

This elaborate pattern derives from a popular and elaborate Chinese design produced for the Western market in the second half of the 18th century. Cf. Geoffrey Godden, New Hall Porcelains, p.251 where a service of the same shape is illustrated beside an original purchase invoice dated 1812.