A Coalport tea service, circa 1835, comprising a tea pot with swan's head spout, cream jug, twelve cups and saucers, cake plate, all decorated with apple green borders and gilt scrolls with leaf sprays, and another teapot similar. Provenance: The collection of Pamela Massie Greene, Sydney. Literature: Robin Emmerson, British Teapots and Tea Drinking, 1700-1850, The Stationery Office, UK, 1992, pl. 23, no. 509 (similar example illustrated).