Lot 229: A Large Collection of Noritake Legendary Ellington Pattern Porcelain Dinner and Tea Service. COLLECTION ONLY

An extensive porcelain dinner and tea service manufactured by Noritake in the Ellington pattern, number 3691. The service is crafted from fine white porcelain featuring a dark border band decorated with stylized cream-coloured floral motifs and finished with gilded rims. The collection comprises one coffee pot and lid, one teapot and lid, two lidded sugar bowls, two cream jugs, one sauce boat with an integral stand, and one large open serving bowl. The set further includes approximately twelve soup or cereal bowls, approximately twelve dinner plates, approximately twelve salad or dessert plates, approximately twelve side plates, approximately eleven teacups in two sizes, and approximately twenty saucers in two sizes. The bases bear the transfer-printed backstamp reading Legendary by Noritake, Philippines, Ellington, 3691.