Shelley Dainty ‘Wild Flowers’ Teacup, Saucer and Tea Plate Trio

Product Description

A fine English bone china, Shelley ‘Wild Flowers’ teacup, saucer and tea plate trio in the ‘Dainty’ shape.   Manufactured by Shelley Potteries Ltd, The Foley, Longton, Staffordshire Potteries, England, this trio dates to circa 1940s.  (Name “Shelley” formerly used by Wileman & Co).  The trio is very light weight bone china and  is decorated with colourful English wild flowers, highlighted with  powder pink coloured scalloped rims, the pink colour  extending to the hand painted teacup handle.  The sides of the teacup are fluted with embossed fine lines running length ways down the side of the fluting, which are also in the design around the edges of the saucer and tea plate.  Each piece is very light weight and the teacup rings well.

DIMENSIONS

Teacup Diameter 9cm

Teacup Height 6.2cm

Saucer Diameter 14.4cm

Tea Plate Diameter 15.2cm

Pattern No. 13668

Condition: In excellent condition throughout.  Looks as if it has not been used at all.

Backstamp shows the Shelley name in green which was used between 1925 – 1940. – .Wild Flowers