EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE PART TEA SET (No teapot) - 15 ITEMS - GRAFTON CHINA (A.B JONES & SONS Ltd , LONGTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT - MOSAIC PATTERN
A RARE ANTIQUE PART TEA SET MANUFACTURED IN FINE PORCELAIN BETWEEN 1900 and 1913 BY GRAFTON CHINA (A.B JONES & SONS Ltd), LONGTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT AND RELEASED IN A RARE COLLECTABLE PATTERN TITLED "MOSAIC"
THE PATTERN CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE GRAFTON CHINA POMPADOUR PATTERN, ANOTHER POPULAR DESIGN WHICH WAS RELEASED BY GRAFTON CHINA DURING THE SAME PERIOD AS THE MOSAIC PATTERN. THE MOSAIC PATTERN WAS DISCONTINUED AFTER LIMITED RELEASE AND ALONG WITH THE POMPADOUR PATTERN IS CONSIDERED SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS. AS THE PATTERN NAME IMPLIES, THE ITEMS ARE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED IN A BAND OF DEEP RED, SUN YELLOW, PURPLE AND GREEN ROSE/FLORAL DEPICTIONS UPON A BLACK BACKGROUND, INTERSPERSED WITH BLACK SCROLL AND CHECKERED BLOCKS SHOWN ON THE WHITE - A UNIQUE AND LOVELY MOSAIC ALL HIGHLIGHTED WITH GOLD TRIM ALONG THE RIMS AND HANDLES
A.B JONES & SONS Ltd BEGAN MANUFACTURING IN 1900 IN LONGTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT. A.B JONES ALSO HAD THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE MAYOR OF LONGTON BETWEEN 1905 and 1906. IN 1966 THE BUSINESS WAS BOUGHT BY CROWN HOUSE GLASS Ltd AND IN 1971 THE BUSINESS WAS SOLD TO THE NEW ZEALAND BASED CROWN LYNN POTTERIES Ltd AND RENAMED CROWN LYNN CERAMICS (UK) Ltd
THIS PART TEA SET CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING 15 ITEMS -
1)- A MILK JUG / CREAMER WITH BEAUTIFUL SCROLLED HANDLE - 10cm HEIGHT OF SPOUT.....9.7cm HEIGHT OF HANDLE .....9cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....7.8cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....11.4cm DIAMETER OF BODY.....8.8cm DIAMETER OF RIM..... 14.4cm TIP OF SPOUT TO BACK EDGE OF HANDLE
2)- A SUGAR BOWL - 8cm HEIGHT.....9.6cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....12.5cm DIAMETER OF RIM
3)- FOUR (4) TEACUPS EACH WITH SCROLLED HANDLES - 7.2cm HEIGHT.....4.8cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....9cm DIAMETER OF RIM
4)- FOUR (4) SAUCERS EACH - 2.2cm HEIGHT.....9.5cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....15.6cm DIAMETER OF RIM
5)- FOUR (4) TEA PLATES EACH - 1.8cm HEIGHT.....8cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....15.8cm DIAMETER OF RIM
6)- A CAKE PLATE WITH GOLD TRIM HANDLES - 2.7cm HEIGHT.....11cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....21cm by 21cm ACROSS RIM .....22.8cm HANDLE EDGE TO HANDLE EDGE
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : EACH ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "GRAFTON CHINA, A.B.J & SONS, ENGLAND, MOSAIC"
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/j/jonesab.html
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Saucer-Grafton-ABJ-China-England-Mosaic-Set-Of-Two-Saucers/303076079392?hash=item4690bdf720:g:Q3YAAOSwOVpXT~67
https://www.dealvue.com/BEAUTIFUL-ANTIQUE-A-B-JONES-SONS-GRAFTON-POMPADOUR-TWO-TRIOS-CAKE-PLATE--372604289730.html?country=au
CONDITION : SOME ITEMS HAVE AGE RELATED FADING OF THE GOLD TRIM ON THE RIMS, ASIDE FROM WHICH ALL FIFTEEN ITEMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS, CHIPS, DAMAGES OR CRAZING ETC
SIZE : AS DESCRIBED ABOVE
ONE BID FOR ALL FIFTEEN (15) ITEMS AS A LOT / SET
POSTAGE : Postage method is Buyers Choice
A Courier service is also available upon request
This LOT/SET may be combined with ANY other items up to 10kgs with Courier
COURIER OR COLLECTION ARE STRONGLY ADVISED DUE TO NATURE, VALUE AND SIZE OF ITEMS ONCE PACKAGED
