Wily bids for Dolly Varden
As a general rule late Victorian ceramics are at a low ebb, and teasets in particular. Bucking that trend was the extraordinary bid for this Wileman Shelley six-place tea set offered by Lockdales (19.5% buyer’s premium) Martlesham, near Ipswich.
Printed with the Dolly Varden pattern in pink to the well-known Alexandra shape c.1887, the 22 pie…