This is a very rare hand painted and gilded tea service produced in Portugal between the dates of 1881 and 1921. The service is complete and consists of Teapot, Sugar basin with lid, butter dish with cover, slop bowl, cream jug, 2 x side plates, 10 cups and 10 saucers.
All pieces are excellent condition apart from the cream jug which has a very old repair as shown in the pictures. This repair could easily be improved by modern methods.
The factory museum in Portugal was contacted a number of years back to aid identification and as shown all pieces have the stamp applicable to 1881 - 1921.
Over the 15+ years that I have had the tea service I have regularly tried to find a similar service without any matches.
All pieces are beautifully decorated with flowers and butterflies.
This tea service as you will appreciate is delicate and is currently carefully wrapped. To avoid any damage I am afraid that I would not be happy to post or use a carrier for fear of any mishaps. The tea service is therefore sold as collection only.
Please study the pictures carefully. If there are any pieces that you would like to be photographed for closer inspection then please contact me and I will try to add them.

Thank you for looking.
If you require any further information I will gladly try to assist.