This is the sale of an antique late Victorian Royal Worcester 'Royal Lily' Pattern part tea set. In particular we have:
- 7 x Side Plates with a maximum diameter of approximately 17.2 cm. 4 have the underglaze blue "77" stamp (1877) and 3 have the red/puce "75" stamp (1875).
- 6 x Tea Cups with scroll handles with an upper rim diameter of approximately 9 cm and a height of approximately 5.2 cm. 4 have the underglaze blue "77" stamp (1877), 1 has the underglaze blue "75" stamp (1875), and 1 has the red/puce "75" stamp (1875).
- 6 x Saucers with a maximum diameter of approximately 14.2 cm. 5 have the underglaze blue "77" factory stamp (1877) and 1 has what I believe is a rare variant teal/green "75" overglaze factory stamp (1875); see the bottom-right of image 16.
We have had these in the family for a number of decades, inherited from previous generations. We have tried our best to show the condition of these pieces in detail. Due to the 24 image limit, my son has made a YouTube video that shows the condition of the pieces more detail. If you go onto the YouTube website you can find this video by searching for it; it has the same title as this listing ("Royal Worcester 'Royal Lily' Pattern Part Tea Set - Side Plates, Cups & Saucers") and is on the great-deals-guy YouTube channel. So, please watch the video if you have time, view the images, and read the condition description (seller notes) to get a good idea of the condition of these pieces. Many thanks.
This paragraph is a copy of the condition description (seller notes) for the benefit of those using the eBay mobile app: "No large cracks, major chips, or structural restorations. There is significant rubbing and thinning of the gold gilding. It can be quite variable, in some instances the gilding on the central motif has almost entirely worn away (image 7) but there are some instances of the saucer handles (image 15) and other areas being well preserved. The outer rims of the pieces have a red enamel line and there are several instances of nibbles to the enamel which does not involve the underlying ceramic; see images 6, 8, and 10. This is quite variable between pieces, and there are two saucers that are more affected by this than the other pieces; see images 20 to 22. There are some instances of superficial linear/utensil scratching to the central areas of the pieces; see images 5 and 12. There are a few original factory flaws, particularly kiln (iron) specks and a saucer has a manufacturing dimple / firing recession on the underside, located right over the backstamp crown area; see image 24."