OLD FOLEY JAMES KENT "ENCHANTMENT" PATTERN TEA TRIO - ENGLISH, MID 20TH CENTURY

A THREE-PIECE TEA TRIO BY OLD FOLEY, JAMES KENT LTD, ENGLAND, IN THE "ENCHANTMENT" PATTERN. THE SET COMPRISES A TEACUP, SAUCER AND SIDE PLATE, EACH DECORATED WITH AN AUTUMNAL DESIGN OF MAPLE LEAVES IN BROWN AND GREEN TONES WITH PURPLE BERRIES AND DELICATE FERN FRONDS. ALL THREE PIECES FEATURE A SWIRL-MOULDED BODY WITH SCALLOPED EDGES FINISHED IN GILT.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: OLD FOLEY, JAMES KENT LTD, ENGLAND
* PATTERN: ENCHANTMENT
* MARK TYPE: RED PRINTED BACKSTAMP WITH LEAF MOTIF, VISIBLE ON CUP BASE AND SAUCER BASE

PIECES:
* FOOTED TEACUP WITH GILT-EDGED RIM AND GILT HANDLE DETAIL
* SAUCER WITH SCALLOPED GILT-EDGED RIM
* SIDE PLATE WITH SCALLOPED GILT-EDGED RIM

CONDITION:
GILT EDGING TO RIMS APPEARS LARGELY INTACT WITH MINOR WEAR. SURFACES ARE CLEAN AND THE PRINTED DECORATION IS BRIGHT AND WELL-PRESERVED. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS OBSERVED TO THE RIMS OF THE CUP, SAUCER OR SIDE PLATE. THE SIDE PLATE BASE DOES NOT APPEAR TO CARRY A BACKSTAMP, WHILE THE CUP AND SAUCER BOTH DISPLAY THE OLD FOLEY BACKSTAMP.

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Mid 20Th Century; English; Old Foley, James Kent Ltd; Red Printed Backstamp Reading 'Old Foley, James Kent, England' With Leaf Motif And Pattern Name 'Enchantment' Beneath, Visible On Base Of Cup And Saucer; Bone China; Gilt Edging To Rims Appears Largely Intact With Minor Wear. Surfaces Are Clean And Bright. No Chips Or Cracks Observed To Rims Of Cup, Saucer Or Side Plate. The Side Plate Base Does Not Appear To Carry A Backstamp, While The Cup And Saucer Both Car

Condition: Good

779177+77

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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