Vintage Blue Willow Tea Service

Teapot, made in Japan, 6.5”
Sugar bowl, made in Japan, 5.3” (cracking in lid)
Creamer, Allertons England, 4”
2 saucers/small plates, 6”
2 teacups, 2” tall

Antique Blue Willow Shaped Edge Platter -- Marked Brown Stevenson, Burslem Made In England. No. 414460. 12” x 9.5”. Signs of wear/small corner chips consistent with age. See photos.

Origins of the Blue Willow design:
“Long ago, in the days when China was ruled by emperors, a Chinese manderin,Tso Ling, lived in the magnificent pagoda under the branches of the apple tree on the right of the bridge, over which droops the famous willow tree, and in front of which is seen the graceful lines of the fence. Tso Ling was the father of a beautiful girl, Kwang-se, who was the promised bride of an old but wealthy merchant. The girl, however, fell in love with Chang, her father's clerk. The lovers eloped across the sea to the cottage on the island. The mandarin pursued and caught the lovers and was about to have them killed when the gods transformed them into a pair of turtle doves. These are the doves seen gazing into each other's eyes at the top of the design on the plates.”

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Bronxville, NY 10708

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Sunday, 1/30, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

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