Royal Standard Tea Trio – Cup, Saucer & Tea Plate – Mandarin Pattern Tableware This rare vase was hand

This rare vase was hand thrown and decorated by South African Studio Art Pottery “The Old Jar Pottery” which existed in Benoni and closed down in 1984

It consists of a tea cup designed in the Malvern shape together with the matching saucer

generally a mark used by a variety of cutlers which flourished in the Sheffield area around the 1940’s to 1960’s and were eventually taken over by the larger and more popular cutlers such as Mappin & Webb etc

but the spoon is in good condition and beautiful

Royal Standard Tea Trio – Cup, Saucer & Tea Plate – Mandarin Pattern Tableware This rare vase was handRoyal Standard was a trading name of Chapman's (Longton) and a subsidiary of Royal Albert. Royal Standard produced bone china dinner and teaware at the Albert works until 1966. This item is a Royal Standard tea trio consisting of a footed cup a saucer and a tea plate in the Mandarin pattern. Pink, blue, green, purple and mustard florals and scroll on a crisp white background with gold trim. The items are stamped underneath Royal Standard Fine Bone