Portmeirion Pottery Cylinder Coffee Set, Purple Greek Key, GKP8
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Portmeirion Vintage Gold Keys On Purple Cylinder Greek Key Coffee Set, Designed by Susan Williams-Ellis.

A cylinder shaped coffee set in the Greek Key design.

This stunning set is in the unusual purple colourway with gold Greek key design.

This set comprises of a cylinder coffee pot, milk jug, sugar bowl and five cups and saucers.

There are two very minor scuffs on the coffee pot body and a small mark on the transfer and one small production mark under the lid rim.

Please check the rest of our shop for more examples in this design.

Approx Dimensions:-

Coffee Pot

13 in (33 cm) tall to top of lid knob

8.5 in (21.5 cm) spout to handle

3.5 in (9 cm) diam

Milk Jug

4 in (10 cm) tall 

4.75 in (12 cm) spout to handle

2.5 in (6 cm) diam

Sugar Bowl

2.25 in (5.5 cm) tall

3.25 in  (8.5 cm) diam

Coffee Cup

3.25 in (8.5 cm) tall

2.5 in (6.5 cm) diam

Saucer

5.25 in (13.5 cm) diam

Greek Key

The Greek Key design came about following a chance find in the Kirkham's archives of a copper plate with the pattern on it. Brought into production in 1963 the original design was adapted to silkscreen and used on a whole range of products from coffee sets to storage jars and rolling pins. They were produced in Gold Key on a black and white body and also new colours of turquoise and orange were produced in 1967.
Gold on matt black became the most common combination, carrying on until 1983.
All combinations became design classics and as such are very collectable.