{"product_id":"royal-albert-serenity-pattern-38-piece-dinner-service-bone-china-made-in-england-mint-condition","title":"Royal Albert | 'Serenity' Pattern | 38-Piece Dinner Service | Bone China | Made in England | Mint Condition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Albert | 'Serenity' Pattern | 38-Piece Dinner Service | Bone China | Made in England | Mint Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA full dinner service in Royal Albert's 'Serenity' — pink stippled borders, gold acanthus scrollwork and soft floral bouquets, laid out as a complete table as it would have appeared at its finest.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBACKGROUND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Albert's 'Serenity' pattern is one of the factory's most refined dinner service designs — a departure from the brand's better-known tea wares and a demonstration of what the Long Street, Fenton works could achieve at full formal scale. The pattern combines a distinctive pink stippled ground border with bold gold acanthus scrollwork cartouches and a trailing garland of small pink flowers, all framing a central loose bouquet of pink, purple, yellow and lavender blooms on a plain ivory white ground. The effect is immediately recognisable and consistently elegant across every form in the service — from the large dinner plates to the tureens, the gravy boat and the serving pieces. A complete dinner service of this size and pattern in mint condition is a genuinely rare find; most survivors have been reduced through breakage over decades of use, and sets of 38 pieces with all serving pieces intact are seldom encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote for buyer: the backstamp colour on these pieces has not been confirmed at time of listing — please check the base of any piece before purchase if precise dating is important to you. Orange\/rust crown indicates 1950s–60s production; pink\/mauve crown indicates pre-war 1920s–30s; blue\/black crown indicates 1970s–80s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePHYSICAL DESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-eight pieces in bone china, all in the 'Serenity' pattern on the standard Royal Albert scallop-edged dinner service shape. The border decoration consists of a pink stippled ground with gold acanthus scrollwork panels, separated by trailing garlands of small pink blossoms with green foliage. The central field of each flat piece carries a loose bouquet of mixed flowers — pink clematis-like blooms, purple anemones, yellow and lavender accents — on a plain ivory white ground. All pieces are finished with a fine gilt rim line and gilt to all handles and finials. The two tureen bases share one lid; the lid carries the same pink stipple and scrollwork pattern to the upper surface with floral sprays between, and a white shell-form gilt-tipped finial. The gravy boat sits on a matching shaped stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION STATEMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMint. No chips, cracks or crazing on any of the 38 pieces. The gilding is in perfect condition throughout — rim lines, scrollwork, handle gilding and finials all fully intact with no wear. The transfers are sharp and vivid on every piece. This service presents as unused or as near to unused as makes no practical difference.\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, Fenton, Staffordshire — Made in England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: Serenity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstamp: Royal Albert — colour unconfirmed (check base; see note above)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Bone China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Mint — no chips, cracks or crazing; gilding perfect throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePieces included:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 8 dinner plates (large)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 8 side\/fish plates (smaller)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 8 large round bowls (soup\/pasta)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 7 smaller round bowls (dessert\/cereal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 1 gravy boat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 1 gravy boat saucer\/stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 1 extra-large serving platter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 2 tureen bases with 1 shared lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e— 1 large serving\/salad bowl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal: 38 pieces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuyer profile: Serious collector seeking a complete Royal Albert dinner service; bride or entertainer seeking a complete formal table setting; interior stylist; estate buyer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThirty-eight pieces, all present, all perfect — the kind of dinner service that was bought for a lifetime and has outlasted several of them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45001157804232,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_58a7b190-e89c-43d9-808a-32abddfacdd8.png?v=1775897996","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-albert-serenity-pattern-38-piece-dinner-service-bone-china-made-in-england-mint-condition","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}