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It’s worth having a Midsummer clear out - this Shelley Pink Poppy tea service sold for £3,500 in our last auction

This striking Art Deco period ‘Princess’ shaped tea service by Shelley, England, comprising six trios, tea pot, two cream jugs, bread plate, sugar bowl and two cups and saucers. In a rare poppies pattern dating from the early 1930’s, the pattern comprises tall pink poppies with green leaf foliage and grey trees in the background finished with an apple green rim and cup handle.