Rare Midcentury Coffee set Gold Signal Susan Williams Ellis for Portmeirion VGC

  

Rare Midcentury Coffee set Gold Signal Susan Williams Ellis for Portmeirion VGC. The coffee pot is 28cm tall, (30.5cm with lid on), 11.2cm in diameter across the top, & 9cm across the base. It measures 19cm from end of the spout to edge of the handle. It has a tiny chip under the top edge (photo 14), & there is a glazing flaw at the base, below the handle (photo 15), where it is slightly bumpy. The cups are 8cm tall, 7.5cm across the top, & 6cm across base.

They measure 9cm from rim to handle edge opposite. In very good used condition, with 2 of them having a single fleabite on the upper rim (photos 16 & 17). The black saucers are 13.2cm in diameter, and the tops are in excellent condition. There are a few signs on wear on the edges & the underside. The Gold Signal variation seems to be particularly rare, although there are other, similar styles (Gold Signs, Gold Flame & Gold Check, for example).

But I have never seen any more of these. Commensurate with age, there is some crazing, and minor scratches, but nothing to detract from the overall appeal!