Royal Vale Blue Cornflower Tea Trio – Pattern 7513 Office Supplies On opening the case a

On opening the case a beautiful gold trim is visible all around the rim of the case and it has a white satin liner in the lid and black velvet rests / pockets for the rings

An unused vintage set

Charles Waine & Thomas Bates established the china manufacturer W&B in Longton in 1885

this item is a fine porcelain tea duo in beautiful soft pink and a gold misted trim decorating both the rim of the saucer as well as the tea cup

Royal Vale Blue Cornflower Tea Trio – Pattern 7513 Office Supplies On opening the case aRoyal Vale bone china was made by H J Colclough, later Colclough China Ltd, originally at Vale Pottery Works. At a visit to the pottery in 1913 by King George V and Queen Mary, the company was given a royal license to make Royal Vale chinaware. In the 1930s, the company was expanding and began producing the Royal Vale bone China that is popular with collectors today. The company became the first to produce fine bone china aimed at the mass market by