A 31-piece bone china dinner service by Minton, decorated in the Vanessa pattern, pattern number S.678. The service features a transfer-printed floral and foliate design in a pastel colour palette of pink, blue, yellow, and green, finished with gilded rims. The set includes a variety of forms: one large oval serving platter, multiple circular serving bowls of differing sizes, an oval serving dish, and two small oval pickle or relish dishes. The tableware components consist of several stacks of plates in at least three sizes, including dinner, salad, and side plates, along with a stack of rimmed soup or pasta bowls. Each piece bears the black printed Minton factory mark to the base, featuring the crown and wreath device, pattern name Vanessa, pattern number S.678, and the inscriptions Bone China and Made in England.
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