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Thomas Goode delves into its history for Sotheby s auction
Sevres Dinner Service Made for Napoleon. Courtesy Sotheby s.
LONDON
.- Thomas Goode & Co., home to the worlds finest tableware, china, silver and crystal on Londons South Audley Street since 1845 and in Mayfair since 1827, is opening-up its collections for the first time in 200 years for an auction with Sothebys.
Over nearly two centuries of production and collecting, Thomas Goode has accumulated numerous wonderful objects, including one copy of every commissioned piece supplied for their own archives. Many of these treasures have been stored unseen in the attics and vaults, until now.
Dolls house dinner service commissioned by the Queen s grandmother heads to auction
Miniature Dinner Set for Queen Mary s Doll s House. Courtesy Sotheby s.
LONDON
.- This Winter, an extremely rare miniature dinner service commissioned in 1922, as a gift to HM Queen Mary for the worlds most famous dolls house at Windsor Castle will star as a highlight of the Thomas Goode auction at Sothebys [34-35 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London, W1A, 2AA]. Open for bidding from 22 December through to 8 January 2021, with an estimate of £20,000-30,000.
Considered the largest, most beautiful and most famous dolls house in the world, the five foot-tall house with working electricity, silver bath taps and flushing lavatories, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the early 1920s as a gift for HM Queen Mary, Queen Consort to HM King George V of the United Kingdom; the British Dominions and Emperor of India and grandparents of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Mary s dolls house dining set expected to fetch up to £30,000 at auction
The dinner set, which is one twelfth of the normal size, is an exact replica of the set presented to the Queen in 1924
The 70-piece set including serving dishes, tureens, bowls, dinner plates, side plates and platters
Credit: Sothebys /PA
A miniature dining set designed for Queen Mary s dolls house is expected to fetch up to £30,000 at auction.
The 70-piece set, including serving dishes, tureens, bowls, dinner plates, side plates and platters, was made by tableware store Thomas Goode & Co, which still has royal warrants with the Queen and the Prince of Wales.
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