A cased commemorative Royal Crown Derby coffee set c.1939

A cased commemorative Royal Crown Derby coffee set c.1939, richly decorated in the Imari palette in pattern 9310 with panels of stylized Oriental flowers, printed marks. Comprising: a coffee pot and cover, a cream jug, sugar bowl, six cups and six saucers. The case inscribed "Presented to the Right Honourable Sir Kingsley Wood, MP (HM Secretary of State for Air) by the Corporation of Derby to Commemorate the Opening of the Derby Airport, 17th June 1939".

A year after this service was presented to him, Sir Kingsley was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which office he was responsible for the introduction of PAYE income tax immediately before his death in 1943.