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The sale, by the British company that created
the items, also includes glassware celebrating the coronations
of Queen Elizabeth II, George VI and even Edward VIII, who
abdicated before his coronation shortly after the glass was
engraved.
The tiny collection of 76 porcelain plates, tureens, bowls and
platters was commissioned for Queen Mary, the grandmother of
current Queen Elizabeth II, and included three dinner services
for the doll's house state dining room, nursery and kitchen.
Thomas Goode & Co, who have been selling tableware across Europe
for nearly 200 years, made a spare for its archive at the time -
1922; that is the set now being auctioned with a price estimate
of 20,000 pounds to 30,000 pounds ($27,000-$40,000).
The dinner service made for Napoleon I and hand painted in the
royal porcelain factory in Sevres near Versailles comes with a
George III mahogany table and a St Louis chandelier. The
assembly is estimated at up to 450,000 pounds in the online
auction, which will conclude on January 8, 2021.
($1 = 0.7496 pounds)
(Reporting by Stuart McDill; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
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