Minton, tea set, 6 cups and 3 shaped pieces, pink cockatrice, pink bird of paradise

Fine porcelain tea service from Minton. Pink Cockatrice model, known as the "pink bird of paradise". Important Bone China service with polychrome and gold decoration, representing fantastic birds amidst floral garlands, textured pink borders and gold highlights. Emblematic decoration of the Minton factory, produced between the end of the 19th century and the middle of the 20th century, sought after as much for its quality as for its rarity. It includes: 6 teacups (height 6 cm, diameter 9 cm), 6 saucers (diameter 14.5 cm), 1 teapot (height 15 cm, total length 24 cm), 1 covered sugar bowl (height 12 cm, diameter 13 cm), 1 milk jug (height 10 cm, length 13 cm). Good overall condition, fresh gilding and bright colors, without restoration reported. A refined set, rare on the market, which testifies to the English taste for oriental decorations and the technical perfection achieved by Minton in the second half of the 19th century.