A John Yates, Staffordshire porcelain part dessert service, circa 1825, painted finely with naturalistic sprays of flowers between gilt and lightly relief moulded outer rims, the service comprising a pedestal comport or centrepiece, 13cm high, a rectangular dessert dish, 26cm wide, an oval dessert dish, 27cm high and a sauce tureen stand, pattern number 665, 19cm high (4)