David Mellor: A Silver Four Piece "Pride" Tea Service

 

Item Lot Number: 1470

David Mellor: A Silver Four Piece "Pride" Tea Service, Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1963/4, comprising teapot, hot water pot, milk jug and sugar bowl, oval tapering form with curved sides and in-curved tops, the pots with part black leather covered handles and pull-off covers with ebonised wood finials, 73oz approx

The Pride tea service was designed by David Mellor in 1958. In 1959 it won a Council of Industrial Design award for both aesthetic and practical reasons.

Estimate: £1200-1800

Sold: £2000
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Condition Report: Hot water pot - minor dents to rim of lid and dent to bottom of lid. Minor dent to spout. Minor two nicks to body. Teapot - minor dents to rim of lid, minor surface scratches. Sugar bowl - very light surface scratches. Milk jug - very light surface scratches. 210311