Lot 101: A Sutherland China Indian Tree Pattern Tea and Coffee Service

A bone china tea and coffee service featuring the Indian Tree pattern, also known as the Tree of Life. The decoration consists of hand-coloured transfer prints depicting stylized flowering trees and blossoms in shades of pink, yellow, and blue. Each piece is finished with a green Greek Key geometric border and gilt edging to the rims. The service comprises several footed teacups with scroll handles, multiple circular saucers and side plates with scalloped rims, a creamer, and a milk jug, both featuring spurred scroll handles and pinched spouts.

The base of the pieces bears a printed brown backstamp featuring a crest of a lion rampant over a torse. The text is arched above the crest reading SUTHERLAND CHINA and straight across the bottom reading MADE IN ENGLAND.