Lot 740e
A 64 piece Royal Albert Holyrood pattern dinner service comprising 2 circular tureens and covers 9", 2 oval meat plates 16 1/2" and 13 1/2", 6 circular plates 10", 6 side plates 8", 8 tea plates 6", circular twin handled plate 9 1/2", 2 oval dishes 10", 6 7" cereal bowls, 3 dessert bowls 5 1/2", 6 saucers, 6 coffee cups, 6 tea cups, coffee pot, teapot, twin lidded sucrier, cream jug, salt and pepper, sauce boat and a 2 tier cake stand £50-75

Overall the set is in excellent condition. There are no cut marks to the plates and bowls. The pattern is very bright and clear and the set has not been in a dishwasher as can be seen by the remnants of soapy bubbles on the underside of the cream jug! The gilt banding is in very good order with no wear or tear. There are only 2 reservations about this lot, the first is that the 3 dessert bowls all have slight scratching to the crown of the stamp on the base although the mark is not scratched completely through so I am unsure if these are really seconds. There is no obvious fault to them other than 1 has some slight discolouration to the gilt banding. The second note is that 1 cup and saucer and 1 bowl all have pink marks to their bodies - they are not marked as seconds and otherwise have no damage. An additional image of the pink marks is included

From Tea & Dinner Services in the European and Oriental Ceramic and Glassware section in our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 18th of October 2006