WILTON WARE Polychrome OLD CHINESE WILLOW Coffee SET

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ITEM: A well potted earthenware coffee set decorated with the classic Willow pattern in vibrant blue, green, yellow, burnt orange and pale turquoise and highlighted in rich stylised gilding throughout. T are four coffee cans and saucers, a charming little cream jug and sugar bowl and an impressive gracefully shaped coffee pot with a high domed lid. MAKER: A.G. HARLEY-JONES - Fenton, Staffordshire - printed backstamps to all pieces with the name of the pattern Old Chinese Willow. DATE: c.1923-34 CONDITION: Overall excellent without chips, cracks or restorations. The gilding has remained bright and almost intact with a little wear to rims of the cups and the handle of the coffee pot, not unsightly. The glaze is in good order with clean very fine intermittant age related crazing only seen on close inspection. DIMENSIONS: POT - 6½ ins spout to handle by 4 ins and 8¼ ins high to the tip of the finial. CREAMER - 3½ lip to handle by 2½ ins and 3 ins high. BOWL - just under 3½ ins across and 2 ins high. CANS - 2¼ ins excluding the handle and 2¼ ins high (one can is marginally shorter). SAUCERS - 5 ins across. SUMMARY: A good quality beautiful and highly decorative vintage set in a colourful version of an ever popular antique pattern... The items we offer are genuine and honestly described, our prices reflect value for money in today' s market and are always set with the condition and weight of the items in mind. We will be pleased to supply additional PHOTOGRAPHS, an approximate SHIPPING COST or any further information upon request Click on VIEW SELLERS OTHER ITEMS or view the AUCTIVA GALLERY to see more carefully selected antique and decorative ceramics that we are listing at the moment. GIVEN FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ OUR TRADING POLICIES AND PAYMENT OPTIONS BELOW. We have been active professionally in the ANTIQUES TRADE for 26 years handling and distributing good quality antiques worldwide. All items are washed and cleaned before listing at which time we check carefully for FAULTS either occuring during manufacturing or since, we will pass on as much INFORMATION as possible to you - we don't want to waste your time (or ours!) or disappoint you... Our PACKAGING is very carefully done using adequate high quality economically light materials (see feedbacks) for which we make no extra charge and without exception ALL dispatched items have been received in GOOD ORDER. After auction end we email the buyer personally to make contact and once the packaging is completed we give all the options available re POSTAGE and INSURANCE for both inland and overseas transactions...we ensure that all packages leave us with a secure printed LABEL with the correct ADDRESS which is checked and rechecked before mailing. We would do everything possible to assist in the unlikely event of a non delivery. PROBLEMS for whatever reason will be dealt with as painlessly and quickly as possible, we operate a no fuss RETURNS policy if an item is not as described. We would respectfully ask you NOT TO LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT CONTACTING US FIRST if t is ANY aspect of your purchase you are not happy with as things can always be amicably resolved...we are very proud that to date we have received 100% very positive feedback and that all our buyers have been more than satisfied...we intend to do our utmost to maintain this. We will state on the customs forms if an item is 'antique' (ie over 100 years old) and give all other required information to avoid IMPORT DUTY w relevant. If we are listing similar items from a part set we number each piece, you get the exact item you bid on. We will answer EMAILS as quickly as possible and if we are going to be away from the computer for a few days we will include that information within the description. We give our full attention to every stage of each transaction and our aim is to give the best possible service. Although (as previously mentioned a... read more

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