{"product_id":"royal-albert-rosedale-tea-for-two-set-bone-china-england-c-1940s-1950s","title":"Royal Albert | Rosedale | Tea-for-Two Set | Bone China | England, c.1940s–1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Albert | Rosedale | Tea-for-Two Set | Bone China | England, c.1940s–1950s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is a particular kind of garden that exists only in the imagination — orderly, sunlit, perpetually in bloom — and it is this garden, more than any real one, that the English have always loved best.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Albert has been producing bone china in the Staffordshire Potteries since 1896, operating from the Albert Works in Longton under the parent company Thomas C. Wild \u0026amp; Sons. The Rosedale pattern, registered as pattern number 7224, is a scenic transferware design characteristic of the mid-century Royal Albert repertoire — a period during which the factory produced some of its most accomplished landscape compositions alongside the floral patterns for which it is more commonly known. The \"Royal Albert Bone China England\" backstamp, without the addition of \"Made in England,\" places this set firmly within the c.1927–1959 production window, with the style of the crown and lettering consistent with the 1940s to early 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rosedale pattern depicts an English formal garden viewed from within: ornamental wrought-iron gates stand open to one side, framed by climbing plants rendered in soft grey transfer with hand-applied colour — pink, red, yellow, and blue flowers dotted across the grey foliage. Beyond the gate, a stone balustrade leads the eye toward a pale blue lake or bay, with a classical rotunda and cypress-like trees visible on the far shore. The foreground shows a yellow stone-paved terrace and a low garden wall edged with cottage flowers. The composition wraps continuously around each piece, so that the garden shifts and turns as the object is turned in the hand. All pieces carry a gilt edge, and the teapot lid features a moulded flower-form knop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe set comprises a teapot with lid, a milk jug, an open sugar bowl, two teacups, two saucers, and two side plates — a complete tea-for-two service. There are no chips, cracks, or crazing on any piece. Gilding shows age-consistent wear, most visible on the teapot spout tip and the handle junctions, and is in keeping with a set that has seen gentle use over its lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Albert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: Rosedale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern Number: 7224\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Tea-for-Two Set (teapot with lid, milk jug, open sugar bowl, two teacups, two saucers, two side plates)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Bone China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: c.1940s–1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very good; age-consistent gilding wear to spout tip and handle junctions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA garden imagined is often more faithful than one remembered — which is perhaps why this one has survived, intact and perpetually open, long after the hand that painted it is gone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45007773925576,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_7301afb8-9e21-40f3-a212-583d5c7da8ed.png?v=1775889694","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-albert-rosedale-tea-for-two-set-bone-china-england-c-1940s-1950s","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}