Royal Worcester 1951 Miniature Orchard Fruit Bone China Tea Set 9 Pieces
This Royal Worcester miniature handpainted tea set, circa 1951, is in exceptional condition. With almost all the pieces signed by master fruit and still life painter John Freeman, this bone china collection features deep, rich colors in the orchard fruits and incredible 22-karat golden decoration. Included in this listing: a lidded teapot with gilded finial; a creamer; two cups with two matching saucers; a lidded sugar bowl with gilded finial; and two small plates. All feature the Royal Worcester black mark on their undersides. Renowned for its high sheen and burnished gold, t.
Here are few flaws on this treasured set. There are no chips, no cracks, no repairs and there is no crazing. The insides of the creamer, teapot and sugar bowl are pristine, minus one flaw noted in the list below. Other imperfections include a few pin point-sized dings on the undersides of the pieces, as well as extremely light shelf wear underneath (see 2nd to last photo for an example).
If you would like to see even more photos, please message me. I took about 75 of this magnificent set. This 9-piece set (plus two lids) includes. Two miniature teacups (one is signed by Freeman; the other Worcester artist is likely William Roberts) with two matching saucers (both Freeman-signed). The cups have a diameter at the top of just under 2 inches and stand 1.25 inches high.
The saucers have a 3.25-inch diameter. On the saucers' undersides are impressed letters and numbers.
Imperfections include a few pin point-sized dings on the cups' upper rims that can only be noticed with a magnifying glass. A creamer, which is Freeman-signed, with a diameter at its top of 1.25 inches and a height of 1.5 inches.
It has a few pin point-sized dings on its underside and in the golden outline at its bottom. Area at the bottom of the creamer where the gilt does not come all the way to the end of the base (see last photo) that is original to its production. Two miniature plates (one is Freeman-signed; the other artist again I believe is William Roberts). With a 3.25-inch diameter, there are no scratches or flaws on their fronts. Their undersides have some small signs of wear, including a few black scratches.
Both feature impressed letters and numbers underneath. A sugar bowl with lid, which measures 2.5 inches tall from the base to the top of the finial, and measures about 2 inches wide handle to handle when measured across the top without the finial on it. Imperfections on this Freeman-signed piece include an extremely light faded spot of paint on the inside of the bowl that is very hard to see unless you are scrutinizing it, a few tiny nicks at its base in the golden decoration and some spots of paint on the underside of the lid that go just beyond its golden outline. A lidded teapot, again Freeman-signed, which has a 1.25-inch diameter at its opening and stands 4 inches tall to the top of its finial.
Slight imperfections include some black scratches and one extremely small nick on its underside. At its base there is a small area where the golden decoration does not go all the way to the bottom that is original to its production.
In addition, there are a few pin point-sized dings on the golden outline at its base, and its golden handle and spout show some faint scratches. Finally, the golden handle has what appears to be an extremely tiny clover on its side (weird but true), and there are.Some spots of paint on the underside of the teapot's lid that run just outside its border.