Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Contemporary and

An Assortment of Contemporary and Vintage Ceramic Tableware Including Bristol, Royal Worcester and Waterside Examples - An assortment of contemporary and vintage ceramic tableware featuring various decorative and utility pieces in earthenware and porcelain. The collection includes a partial Bristol dinner and tea service in cream-coloured earthenware, decorated with a blue geometric latticework border and gilded rims. This service comprises a gravy boat, dinner plates, side plates, teacups, saucers, a cream jug, and two lidded vessels, with the gravy boat base bearing a green printed mark reading Bristol, Founded 1652, England. Also included are four Waterside fine china side plates featuring transfer-printed illustrations of a blue tit, marked to the underside with an oval stamp reading waterside, FINE CHINA. This lot also comprises a set of four porcelain mugs decorated with grey block lettering, marked to the base with a house icon and the word Dunelm, and six white earthenware mugs featuring red heart motifs marked Sainsbury's. A hand-painted ceramic napkin holder is decorated with stylised roosters and bears a base stamp reading Terres, et Couleurs, Peint a la main. A small Royal Worcester porcelain teacup and two saucers featuring scalloped edges and floral borders bear a purple printed mark consisting of a crown above a circular device with the numbers 10 and 115. Miscellaneous items include a large white ceramic lidded tureen of lobed form, a white divided platter, a butter dish lid marked DEBENHAMS with a flower icon, and a collection of plain white dinner plates and bowls.