DESCRIPTION: This superb quality china has colors that are bright and vivid. This is on a blank of fine bone china with bold gold trim on the rim. The hand painted palette used is orange, blue, purple, green, yellow & brown with gold. This is on the crocus mold that features the embossed petals of the crocus flower.
CONDITION: While this plate is classified as used, we can find no chips, nicks, rubbings, scratches, cracks, hairlines, or repairs. There appears to be absolutely no wear to the colors and no crazing. Look in the photos to see this. The lack of utensil scratches attests to the high quality of the bone china. There is no wear to any of the gold trim. This is beautiful and classically decorated.
DIMENSIONS: The plate has a diameter of 9 1/8" and a height of 3/4".
HISTORY/MARKS: John
Aynsley established his pottery in Longton, England in 1775 using local
Staffordshire clay and elaborate designs. The company prospered, but
his grandson, John Aynsley II, changed the focus of the business from
pottery to fine bone china by adding 50% calcined bone ash to his
porcelain compound. This produced a fine bone china that was
exceptionally white, extremely strong and translucent. In 1861, he
opened the Portland Works in Stoke-on-Trent to produce the many unique
Aynsley designs that were becoming exceedingly popular. Queen Victoria
commissioned Aynsley China to produce a full service for her personal
use. This allowed the company to use the royal family seal in its logo,
therefore, affirming the company’s reputation. The company remained in
the ownership of the Aynsley family until becoming a publically listed
company in 1948, still under the leadership of the Aynsley family. In
1970, the company was taken over by Waterford and by 1997 it became a
part of the Belleek Pottery Group. Today Aynsley China, Ltd. is still
known for craftsmanship and fine production techniques. The mark on this is identified as used in the 1934-1939 time period. The registration #765788 entered in book in 1932.
Please view all pictures carefully as they are part of the description. The stand was used as a photo prop and is not part of this listing.
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