RARE HALCYON PATTERN - VINTAGE 1935+ LOT/SET OF TWO COMPLETE ROYAL GRAFTON CHINA TEA TRIOS
ALFRED BAILEY JONES WAS ORIGINALLY A POTTERY DECORATOR AND SELLER IN 1876 AT EAGLE WORKS, LONGTON, AND IN 1900 HAD THE GRAFTON WORKS BUILT IN MARLBOROUGH ROAD, LONGTON WHERE HE WAS JOINED BY HIS SONS A.B JONES AND W.B JONES AS PARTNERS. IN 1966 THE BUSINESS WAS PURCHASED BY CROWN HOUSE GLASS Ltd AND IN 1971 WAS SOLD TO NEW ZEALAND BASED CROWN LYNN POTTERIES Ltd AND RENAMED CROWN LYNN CERAMICS Ltd
THIS LOT/SET CONSISTS OF TWO COMPLETE FINE PORCELAIN TEA TRIOS DECORATED IN THE RARE GRAFTON "HALCYON" PATTERN WHICH DISPLAYS GOLD TRIM ALONG ENDEARINGLY SCALLOPED RIMS BESIDE A SUN YELLOW, BRIGHT RED AND BLUE WITH TAN FLORAL PATTERN SET UPON A SNOW WHITE BACKGROUND ON THE VERGES WHILE THE CENTER AND BODY ARE A MILD PASTEL YELLOW. BEAUTIFULLY SCROLLED GOLD TRIM HANDLES HAVE BEEN UTILIZED ON THE TEACUPS WITH SHORT DOUBLE GOLD BAND PEDESTAL BASES
THE ITEMS CAN BE USED INDIVIDUALLY OR AS REPLACEMENT PIECES FOR EXISTING GRAFTON CHINA SETS
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : EACH ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "A.B.J GRAFTON CHINA, MADE IN ENGLAND, HALCYON"
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/j/jonesab.html
https://www.replacements.com/webquote/rgrhal.htm
CONDITION : ONE TEACUP HAS A HAIRLINE ON THE SIDE , ASIDE FROM WHICH ALL SIX ITEMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION HAVING NO CRAZING, CHIPS, OTHER CRACKS OR DAMAGES ETC
SIZE : TEA PLATES EACH - 1.6cm HEIGHT.....8.8cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....16cm DIAMETER OF RIM
SAUCERS EACH - 2.2cm HEIGHT.....7cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....14cm DIAMETER OF RIM
TEA CUPS EACH - 7cm HEIGHT.....4.4cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....8cm DIAMETER OF RIM
ONE BID FOR ALL SIX ITEMS AS A LOT/SET
POSTAGE : Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R60 A Courier service is also available upon request
This LOT/SET may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee with SAPO and 10kgs with Courier
COURIER OR COLLECTION ARE STRONGLY ADVISED DUE TO NATURE, VALUE AND SIZE OF ITEMS ONCE PACKAGED
