Bowness on Windermere

Bowness on Windermere

Lot 12: A Collection of Fortnum & Mason and New English Teas Packaging and Commemorative Tins

2026-11-04T10:00:00Z

A Collection of Fortnum & Mason and New English Teas Packaging and Commemorative Tins

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Description

A group of contemporary British food and tea presentation containers. The collection includes a large turquoise card presentation box featuring gold-tone accents and a starburst dot motif, with the side printed FORTNUM & MASON. The interior is finished in a gold colour. A cylindrical metal shortbread tin is decorated with a purple and blue tartan pattern, the lid featuring a stag before a castle and text reading FORTNUM & MASON, EST 1707, SHORTBREAD PETTICOAT TAILS, HANDMADE IN EDINBURGH. The weight is printed as 400g e 14.1oz.

The group also contains a rectangular turquoise metal tin with a hinged lid by New English Teas. The lid and sides are printed with TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TEA, 40 FINE ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA BAGS, and FINE BREAKFAST TEA. Additionally, there is a small turquoise square card commemorative box. The top is gold-stamped with a circular crest reading THE CORONATION OF HM KING CHARLES III and FORTNUM & MASON.

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