ROYAL YACHT HMY VICTORIA ALBERT SM TEA CUP STATE DINNER SERVICE KING EDWARD VII

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ROYAL YACHT HMY VICTORIA ALBERT SM TEA CUP STATE DINNER SERVICE KING EDWARD VII WELCOME TO PURSERSLOCKER'S WEEKLY LISTINGS. I SELL A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY OCEAN LINER AND 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS, SOME ITEMS COME DIRECT FROM MY COLLECTION, WHILST OTHERS ARE RECENT DISCOVERIES AND ARE FRESH TO THE COLLECTORS MARKET. I REGULARLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TO THE US, SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL I MAY BE INTERESTED IN PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DO PURCHASE SINGLE ITEMS TO WHOLE COLLECTIONS. I REGULARLY SELL ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FROM THE GREAT OCEAN LINERS OF YESTERYEAR, INCLUDING OLYMPIC, MAURETANIA AND THE QUEENS SO PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS. PLEASE ALSO CHECK OUT MY NEW FACE BOOK AT:- THE PURSERS LOCKER LTD THE FOLLOWING ITEM COME FROM A SINGLE OWNER COLLECTION. THIS EXAMPLE ORIGINALLY CAME FROM A COLLECTION WHICH HAD RECENTLY BEEN PURCHASED AT AUCTION FROM THE ESTATE OF ONE OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL YACHT, 'VICTORIA & ALBERT' III, A MR THOMAS CHARLES CROWHURST, WHO WAS A PETTY OFFICER ON THE YACHT FROM 1935 TO 1939. UPON HIS RETIREMENT AND SHORTLY AFTER THE DEATH OF KING GEORGE V HE WAS PRESENTED WITH SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THE RY SERVICE WHICH AT THIS TIME WERE OUTDATED IN PREPARATION FOR NEW SERVICES FOR THE NEW KINGS CYPHER. ROYAL YACHT CHINA IS VERY RARE. MOST OF THE CHINA IS STILL HELD BY HER MAJESTY HAVING BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE QUEEN’S ESTATE AT WINDOR AT FROGMORE HOUSE. THE ROYAL RESIDENCE USED BY THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND OTHER ROYALS FOR DINNERS AND OTHER SPECIAL CHARITY EVENTS. SO OTHER THAN THE FEW DAMAGED ITEMS THAT DO ESCAPE OR ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED AS GIFTS FROM THE FAMILY THEMSELVES ITEMS FROM THE YACHT ARE VERY RARE. VERY RARE KING EDWARD VII MEDIUM TEA CUP FROM THE KINGS PRINCIPAL YACHT, HMY 'VICTORIA & ALBERT III', C-1901-1910. 3.5" X 2". OF FANTASTIC, THE BEST QUALITY, A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE. FROM THE STATE DINNER SERVICE FROM THE ROYAL YACHT, HMY 'VICTORIA & ALBERT III, C-1901. AS USED BY KING EDWARD VII HIMSELF IN HIS FAMOUS LAVISH 12 OR MORE COURSE DINNERS HELD ONBOARD. THE SERVICE WAS ADMIRED BY THE KIESER WHEN HE DINED ONBOARD OFF COWES IN THE EARLY 1900'S, SO MUCH SO HE COPIED IT FOR HIS SERVICE ON THE FLEET OF HIS OWN YACHTS. AS USED BY KING EDWARD VII AND GEORGE V, THEN HIS SON AND LATER STILL HIS DAUGHTER FROM 1911 TO 1997, THIS SERVICE WAS STILL IN USE BY THE QUEEN ON BRITANNIA UP UNTIL HER WITHDRAWAL IN 1997 (SEE PHOTO OF THIS PATTERN STILL IN USE ABORD HMY 'BRITANNIA'). AN IDENTICAL PLATE IN THIS PATTERN CAN ALSO BE SEEN TODAY DISPLAYED WITHIN A CABINET OF THE STATE DINNING ROOM ON THE RY 'BRITANNIA' IN LEITH. THE CONDITION IS AS GOOD AS YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO FIND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A VERY TIGHT ALMOST INVISIBLE HAIRLINE AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS, MINIMAL WARE TO THE GULILT, THE GUILTING ALMOST LIKE NEW, IT IS AS GOOD AS NEW AND THE DAY IT WAS MADE AROUND 1901-1910, THE PLATE IS DRIPPING IN THICK HAND PAINTED 24KT GOLD! THE KINGS CYPHER IS HAND PAINTED AND ENAMELLED, THE CROWN ETC BEING PICKED OUT BY HAND, INCREDIBLE! IT IS A REAL RELIC OF THE YACHT HERSELF, A GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL ITEM. BY THE WORLD FAMOUS ENGLISH FACTORY OF ROYAL CROWN DARBY AND PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY THE FAMOUS FIRM 'T.GOODE & CO', WHOM SUPPLIED MOST OF THE PALACES WITH THE STATE DINNING CHINA AND CRYSTAL, C-1901-10. SEARCH WORDS:- TITANIC OLYMPIC WHITE STAR LINE CUNARD QUEEN MARY OCEAN LINER QUEEN ELIZABETH QE2 MAURETANIA LUSITANIA STEAMSHIP STEAM SHIP RMS SS R.M.S. S.S. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. PLEASE NOTE DUE TO A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF RUDE EBAYER USERS, ANY ITEM SOLD HERE ON EBAY ABOVE £50.00 WILL HAVE INSURANCE ADDED TO THE INVOICE. I DO NOT CONTROL THE BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE WHICH AT PRESENT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF EBAY SALES I MAKE, I ONLY MAKE ONE TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE PER WEEK, ITEMS ARE SENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED. ALL ITEMS SENT H... read more

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