Rare Lawleys of Regent Street Imari CRANSTONE Pattern 5483 18-Piece Tea Set for 5

Rare Lawleys of Regent Street Imari “Cranstone” Pattern 18-Piece tea set for 5 c.1920’s / early 1930’s.

Cranstone is a striking and elegant Imari style hand enamelled transfer ware design in a rich colour palette of cobalt blue, burnt orange, colourful floral motifs, with all edges and handle and pattern detail finished in 22-carot gold gilding. 

Both Wild Bros of Staffordshire, England and their sister company RH & SL Plant in (Tuscan China) and produced fine china for by Lawleys of Regent Street,  a prominent UK retailer and china & glassware specialist with a famous flagship store at the corner of Regent Street and Oxford Circus in London, renowned for their high quality English Bone China.

There is no maker’s backstamp on the pieces except Lawleys so it could be from either of the above factories.

Set comprises of the following:

5 x Footed Tea Cups (2½” tall x 3½” top rim diameter. Capacity 6 fluid ounces)

5 x Saucers (5½” diameter)

5 x Tea Plates (7¼” diameter)

1 x Bread & Butter / Cake Serving Plate (10” x 9¼”)

1 x Milk Jug / Creamer (4¾” tall.  Capacity ½ Pint.)

1 x Open Sugar Basin (3” deep x 4¾” top rim diameter)

This is a stunningly gorgeous set that would grace any tea table in a far from well known Imari pattern.  Superb antique condition with no damage, just some slight age related discolouration in a couple of the cups which I would suggest is nothing to worry about in this 100 year old set.