38 Piece Antique c1880+ Tea Set for 10 Pink Gold Gilt Aynsley

A 19thc set of tea ware which includes 10 trios, 2 cake plates and slop bowl. There are 38 pieces in the lot. condition overall is good. The pink colour has varies in shade as there is some fading to the set. All pieces have been gilt with gold, moulded to look like leaves on the body and twig handles. There are not any makers marks on the pieces but this is a disctinctive shape produced by Aynsley in the 1800s. 

It displays beautifully as a set. Each item has been inspected and a few bits have tiny hairlines, foot rim rough areas or fleabites which could be from the kiln and original manufacture glaze marks and bits of kiln dust typical of antique authenticity. We have reported all findings as follows:

10 cups ; All have some variation in shade of pink. some are very pale others are darker. There are some odd paint marks from manufacture under glaze on the bowls, and discolour to the white in areas. 

Cups 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 have no damage but small losses in protruding areas of gilt.

Cup 7 has tiny hairline to foot rim. 

Cup 8 has two small hairlines on rim, very small fleabite sized nips to the foot which could be from kiln or use. 

Cup 9 The foot rim has fleabite sized nips above otherwise good.

Cup 10 There is a T shaped hairline and foot rim is rough from manufacture. 

The saucers have various pink shades like the cups, and white tone varies. 

Saucer 1,2 & 3 no damage.

Saucer 4 has a hairline which has rough area around it

Saucer 5 has a blue ink dot underglaze and a very faint hairline underside

Saucer 6 has an original kiln flaw underglaze rear side very small flat chip otherwise ok.

Saucer 7 has a rear side original firing flaw, and the pink has a rough area

Saucer 8 has glaze flaw on rear rim area 

Saucer 9 has 2 hairlines that penetrate the porcelain 

Saucer 10 has some faint crazing to glaze. 

Saucer 11 has ivory tinge the porcelain otherwise good. 

Side Plates. These have various shades of pink , ivory like the rest of set mentioned. 

Side 1 to 7 have no damage. 

Side 8 has hairline to centre that goes through to rear. 

Side 9 the pink fades in 2 places, and there is a darker ivory tinge to the colour.

Side 10 has some patchy variation to pink colour otherwise fine. 

Side 11 has a firing flaw to the rear side rim which just feels rough.

Side 12 has a hairline that is in the centre which penetrates through the porcelain. 

Slop Bowl for tea leaves; Has some gilt wear to the rim. There is some kiln debris on the foot rim. The pink has some fading. Otherwise no damage. 

Cake Plate: # 1; No damage, small losses to the gilt and some small scuffs to pink. #Plate 2 has front hairline that penetrates the porcelain plus 1 other on rear and one to the pink area on face, some discolour to areas. 

Please inspect images provided in addition to the condition report. Note shipping refunds will only be given should an error be found in the listing. 

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