An assembled Worcester and Caughley blue and white 'Gillyflower' pattern part tea service circa 1770-80

comprising: a teapot, cover and stand, a hot milk jug and cover, a sugar bowl and cover, a tea caddy and cover, a waste bowl, four coffee cups, ten teabowls and seven saucers, a saucer dish and an oblong hexagonal spoon tray, some with open crescent marks, some with crescent and dot marks, the teapot stand with a script W. 33 pieces.

In generally good condition, except: Teapot, cover and stand: The stand with some scratching to the enamels, consistent with use. The cover with a very small chipped area at the rim edge and very minor, minuscule chipping to the edges of the floral knop. Hot milk jug and cover: The cover with very minor chipping to the edges of the floral knop. There is a 1/5-inch chip to the edge of the spout. Sugar bowl and cover: The cover has very minor chipping to the edges of the floral knop. Otherwise in good condition. Tea caddy and cover: One minuscule chip to the edge of the floral knop. Otherwise in good condition. Four coffee cups: One has an extended haircrack running down the side of the rim to the center and forking in two directions in the center. Others are in good condition. Ten teabowls and seven saucers: One teabowl with a 1/8-inch rim chip. Others are in good condition. One saucer with a tiny chip to the footrim. Another saucer with 3/4-inch haircrack running down the rim. Oblong hexagonal spoon tray: has a 3/4-inch haircrack running down the rim.
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