Object Description
This is a fine comprehensive 34 piece Clifton china antique porcelain tea set Made by Wildblood & Heath at the Peel Works Stafford Street in Longton between 1889 and 1899.
The set is the antique documented English Imari china number 937, with
full W&SH 937 china mark stamp on some pieces
The set comprises:
* 10 Cups
* 10 Saucers
* 10 Dessert Plates
* 1 Serving Plate
* 1 Lidded Sugar Bowl
* 1 Cream Jug
* 1 Fruit / Biscuit Bowl
Condition:
Rare Staffordshire pottery in collectors’ and museum condition.
Good – minor rubbing to some gilding with no visible chips or cracks, please refer to pictures.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 2 cm x Width 24 cm x Depth 24 cm – Cake platter
Height 14 cm x Width 17 cm x Depth 11.5 cm – Sugar bowl
Height 8.5 cm x Width 15 cm x Depth 15 cm – Fruit bowl
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 inch x Width 9 inches x Depth 9 inches – Cake platter
Height 5 inches x Width 7 inches x Depth 4 inches – Sugar bowl
Height 3 inches x Width 6 inches x Depth 6 inches – Fruit bowl
Wildblood & Heath
was a Stoke-on-Trent china manufacturer founded by Richard Vernon Wildblood and Mr Heath, operating from the Peel Works in Longton from 1889 until becoming Wildblood, Heath & Sons in 1899 and incorporated in 1915. The company produced various china items, including Imari-style pieces and children’s tea sets, using trade names like “Clifton China” and “Old English
Our reference: A4653