Bidspirit auction | A Royal Grafton Pink Bone

A Royal Grafton Pink Bone China Tea Service for Four with Matching Cake Plate - This English bone china tea service for four comprises four pedestal-foot teacups, four scalloped-edge saucers, and a single square serving plate featuring integral handles and a lobed rim. The service is decorated with a pale pink ground, accented by transfer-printed or stencilled white clouds and gilded silhouettes of swallows in flight. Heavy gilding is applied to the rims, handles, and pedestal feet. The underside of a teacup base features a green printed mark consisting of the words ROYAL, GRAFTON, BONE CHINA, MADE IN, and ENGLAND arranged vertically. Next to this backstamp is a hand-painted grey pattern number 8696. The unglazed foot rings show minor surface marks. The serving plate features an identical decorative scheme with a gilded border.