A rare Royal Worcester cased coffee set date code for 1940

A rare Royal Worcester cased coffee set date code for 1940, richly decorated in the Independence 1776 pattern, each piece with a blue eagle perched on a flowering branch. Comprising: eight coffee cups and eight saucers contained in a fitted case.

This design, based on an 18th century original, was produced in a limited run of 500 sets and sold only in the United States of America.