VINTAGE Aynsley
FINE BONE CHINA
Cup and plate
Made in England
Floral design.
Measures:
CuP: 3.5" diameter
2.75 “ height
Plate : 5.5” diameter
Painted number is 31
This is a
gorgeous vintage fine china porcelain, manufactured in England. It
was manufactured in 1970-1980’s. A
highly collectible pattern - it is now discontinued. Each piece of
this exquisite. It is handmade and hand decorated. Each piece
has a factory stamp on the bottom.
It would be a great addition to any
collection.
It came from estate
of lady in Palm Beach.
Current condition: The
set is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, crazing.
The
Aynsley brand was established by John Aynsley in 1775 in a small pottery in
Lane End, later known as Longton, in Staffordshire.
He was initially known as an enameller which indicates that he was a decorator
rather than a manufacturer to begin with.
It is not known exactly when Aynsley began their own manufacture but records
show amaker of earthenware called Aynsley and Company existed in Flint Street,
Lane End in 1810. They were the first to specialize in lustre ware; as in his
obituary in 1829 “he introduced silver lustre ware at Lane end and since 1804
it has been practised with varied success through the whole of the district”
John Aynsley’s son James ventured next into the business but with limited
success and is thought to have died in1841 leaving his son John Aynsley 2nd the
eldest of 5 children to enter the pottery trade. There then followed many
employments with small and large potteries including Minton through good times
and bad until he founded the Portland works of John Aynsley and Company in
1861.
The
early production was of decorative china ‘tea wares’ and soon progressed to
‘breakfast services’ and ‘dessert wares’ hand painted and gilded.
To this day, Aynsley manufacture in Longton, Staffordshire fine
bone china tableware and tea ware with luxurious decoration and hand gilding in
gold and platinum.