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1940s Yellow Tiger Lily Tennis Tea Set by Royal Winton Grimwades, Ornate Floral Cup And Saucer

1940s Yellow Tiger Lily Tennis Tea Set by Royal Winton Grimwades, Ornate Floral Cup And Saucer

Regular price £80.00 GBP
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Whoever invented the tennis tea set was an utter genius, and I can't understand why they're not more common in the UK.

Supposedly made for Wimbledon and tennis parties that were the vogue in the late 1800s, the elongated saucer was meant for cucumber sandwiches (or similar snacks) but for the modern tea drinker they are the perfect way to serve up a few tasty hobnobs for dunking, without all the crumbs going everywhere!

In a sunny primrose yellow, with handpainted flowers and gold gilding, this particularly pretty example dates from the 1940s and was made by Royal Winton Grimwades, a pottery manufacturer based in Stoke upon Trent, UK, and is their popular Yellow Tiger Lily pattern. This period was when the Wartime Concentration Scheme was in full effect (as denoted by the A in the backstamp on the bases of the cup and saucer) which restricted decoration on pottery for only overseas markets, so would have seemed extravagant for the time!

Height (teacup in saucer)= 7.8 cm
Length of saucer= 20.5 cm
Max width of saucer= 14.2 cm

In great vintage condition- there are two tiny chips in this set; one on the saucer on the raised rim where the teacup sits, and another on the rim of the teacup itself (see pics). There is a mis-painting of gilding on the side of the cup (the N shaped mark in photos) and a tiny dot of green paint on the saucer near one flower bud. No wearing of the gilding on the cup, but some slight signs of wear to gilding on saucer. Glaze has some crazing.

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