A CHINA tea set made to raise cash for the votes for women suffragette movement in Edwardian England is to go for auction in Chippenham.
The four-piece china tea set was used at an exhibition in 1909, at the now defunct Prince’s Ice-Skating Rink in Knightsbridge, London
The sugar bowl and plates were part of a larger collection designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst.
The tea set's design features a trumpeting angel below the banner ‘Freedom’, was used in the refreshments room of the exhibition and was sold afterwards. Made by HM Williamson of Longton, Staffordshire, it includes the suffragette colours of purple, white and green.
Richard Edmonds, principal auctioneer at Chippenham Auction Rooms, said: “While we’ve never come across any examples of this tea set before, we’re aware there are examples in the V&A Museum in London and in China.”
The tea set is being sold by a couple from Wales. The auction is at Chippenham Auction Rooms on Saturday, May 4.
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