Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 20 May 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 20 May 2026

Catalogue

Lot 202: A Collection of Ringtons Tea Collectables and Associated Ceramics

This auction ended on May 20, 2026.

Start price: £4

Estimated price: £30 - £50

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £6

A collection of various decorative ceramic and collectable items, featuring several pieces associated with the British tea merchant Ringtons. The group includes two circular framed three-dimensional diorama plaques depicting rural cottage scenes with delivery vehicles, one vehicle inscribed with the text RINGTONS TEA. Also featured is a ceramic money box or figurine modelled as a traditional black and yellow delivery van, which bears the transfer-printed text RINGTONS TEA and VAN DELIVERIES TO ALL PARTS. Other items in the group include a ceramic cheese dish and cover shaped like a wedge of cheese with a moulded mouse finial, a ceramic lidded stein with a metal thumb-lift lid and relief decoration, and a ceramic mug with floral motifs and text reading Dainty Tea.