A Special Service for Special W. K. Kellogg to be Sold at Christie’s South Kensington

LONDON.- Christie’s announced the single-owner collection sale "Royal Worcester Porcelain - A Private Collection", to be held on Tuesday, 20 April 2010. The sale will include approximately 100 lots of fine English porcelain from the Royal Worcester factory including a vast array of beautiful and elaborate ornamental vases, as well as models of cattle, dogs, horses and historical figures. Estimates range from £200 to £35,000 and the collection as a whole is expected to realise in excess of £350,000. The sale is offered by a British private collector with a discerning eye, who spent many years buying only the highest quality pieces of Royal Worcester from specialist dealers. An appreciation of the history of the factory and a particular fascination with the artists of the works has led to an extremely varied collection. A particularly interesting highlight from the collection is a set of twelve dinner plates from a service

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