ANTIQUE DAVENPORT GREEN GILT DESSERT SERVICE

Updated September 10, 2026

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Lot number172
Estimate1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CAD
CategoryAntiques & Furniture
AuctionFine & Decorative Arts - Saturday September 26th, 10am
DateSeptember 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM EDT
Auction housePridham's Auction House Inc.
LocationOttawa

A rare antique English porcelain partial dessert service by Davenport (Longport, Staffordshire), circa 1850s. Rendered in a rich emerald green ground accented by heavy gilt botanical swags and scrolls. Designed in the Rococo Revival taste with moulded shell-and-scroll borders, scalloped rims, and gilded finials. Printed blue mark DAVENPORT LONGPORT STAFFORDSHIRE alongside hand-painted pattern numbers to the undersides. The partial service to include, a pair of covered sauce tureens / sweetmeat jars with undertrays, 4 assorted shaped serving dishes (lozenge, oval, and shell-form dessert compotes), and 12 matching dessert plates. Condition noted: displays light wear and minor rubbing to the gilt highlights, light age-appropriate crazing, and minor shelf wear to the footed bases. Overall, in exceptional antique condition for a surviving early 19th-century set.

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