1933-1942 Vintage Hollinshead & Kirkham, Tunstall Tea Duo Silver & Metalware

1933-1942 Vintage Hollinshead & Kirkham, Tunstall Tea Duo Silver & MetalwareHollinshead & Kirkham, otherwise known as H & K Tunstall (1870 1956) were originally from Burslem in Staffordshire, UK (1870 1876) and moved their pottery works to nearby Tunstall in 1876. In 1890 they took over the Unicorn Works pottery. The pottery was incorporated into the Johnson Bros Group in 1956. In the early 1920's designer Harold Growcott joined the pottery and designed a range of hand painted designs on porcelain. The designs featured an

Stamped underneath Stylecraft by Midwinter Staffordshire

Height with lid finial: 17 cm

The item is stamped underneath Liani 123B Italy

Vintage (1940s) tea trio

8 cm Spoon length: 10

although I have been unable to confirm this

The items are beautifully hand painted with brightly coloured fruit

Paul MINN USA A Division of Standard Packaging Corporation – which would date the item’s manufacture to before the 1970’s

Height of spout: 15 cm

Stamped underneath “Design Series"

Tea spoon length: 12

Height with lid finial: 23 cm