Lot 199: A Set of Fürstenberg Germany Gilded Floral Porcelain Tea Service Items

A set of German porcelain tea service items featuring a bone-coloured body decorated with a transfer-printed floral spray pattern of pink, blue, and yellow flowers with green foliage. The pieces are finished with gilded rims and highlights to the handles and finials. The collection comprises a teapot with lid, a lidded sugar bowl, a cream jug, an oval presentation tray for the cream and sugar set, several teacups, a lidded preserve or honey jar on an integral stand, and a stack of matching saucers.

The base of the sugar bowl bears a green printed mark consisting of a crown symbol above cursive letters F and v. To the right of the F are the words Fürstenberg and Germany. Below these is a small circle o. To the right in red enamel is the hand-painted number 0 1695. A white adhesive label reading 129.51 is present on the body of the teapot, and another white adhesive label reading 199 is visible on the underside of one saucer.