Lot 130: A Collection of English Blue and White Transfer-Printed Willow Pattern Tea Wares

A collection of English earthenware tea service items decorated in the traditional Blue Willow pattern. The pieces feature classic underglaze blue transfer-printed chinoiserie scenes depicting pagodas, bridges, and weeping willow trees. Included in the collection is a teapot with a fitted lid featuring a scalloped rim and a gilded finial, a large open slop or sugar bowl, several teacups with loop handles, a stack of saucers, and a stack of tea plates. The underside of the pieces features an impressed circular mark reading MADE IN ENGLAND. This pattern and form are closely associated with Staffordshire potteries such as Churchill and Alfred Meakin.