A Staffordshire Pottery Miniature Dinner Service, possibly William Ridgeway, 1830-40,...

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A Staffordshire Pottery Miniature Dinner Service, possibly William Ridgeway, 1830-40, printed in underglaze blue with couples beside a classical urn, comprising: 1 Soup tureen, cover, stand and ladle 2 sauce tureens, covers and stands 1 vegetable tureen and cover 1 twin-handled rectangular dish 2 rectangular dishes 1 urn shaped vase 2 sauceboats 2 shell dishes 7 graduated rectangular platters, one with well and tree 5 soup plates 11 dinner plates 4 dessert plates 6 tea plates 1 circular platter See Milbourn (Maurice and Evelyn) Understanding Miniature British Pottery and Porcelain 1730 to present day, pg.112 for a discussion of this service