English & European Ceramics & Glass - 8th October 2013

Lot 378

A combined Spode and Copeland Garrett tea service 19th century

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £240

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Description

A combined Spode and Copeland Garrett tea service 19th century, richly decorated with a pattern of raised gilt scrolls and leafy fronds with green enamel detailing. Comprising: a teapot with cover and stand, a slop bowl, two square plates, a milk jug, six teacups, six coffee cups and 12 saucers. (31)

Provenance: previously in the collection of Edward James, a British poet and supporter of the Surrealist movement. James owned West Dean House in Sussex, which he gifted to a charitable trust in 1964.