Mintons Vermont Demi Cup Saucer Hand Painted Floral Pink Blue w/Gold 1939-1950

Mintons Vermont Demi Cup Saucer Hand Painted Floral Pink Blue w/Gold 1939-1950

Exquisite Decorative MINTON'S Demitasse CUP & SAUCER, Enameled PAINT Pattern VERMONT #5365, FLORALS w/BOLD GOLD RIM TRIM, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, circa 1939-1950

DESCRIPTION:  This complex but elegant pattern uses colored enamel on  the Vermont pattern #5365.  Both the cup and saucer are scalloped with swirls and bold gold trim on the rims.  The demitasse cup also has 3 gold stripes and a gold ring around the foot.  The large sprays of pink & blue flowers have green, blue and brown leaves.  All of this has much enamel paint to accent the flowers and leaves.  The background behind the sprays is the the high white of the bone china.

CONDITION:  The condition of this decorative set is superb.  We can find no defects or damage.  There are no light short utensil marks as would be expected on a set of this age.  There are no chips, nicks, cracks, rubbings or hairlines.  Please refer to the photos of the set to see how classically beautiful this set is.

DIMENSIONS: 
The elegant saucer has a diameter of 4 3/8" and a height of 3/4".  The demitasse sized cup has a height of 2 1/8" and a diameter of 2 1/8" with a capacity of 2 ounces.

HISTORY/MARKS: 
Founding his business in 1793 at Stoke-on-Trent, Thomas Minton established the company that became famous for the most popular pattern ever, the Blue Willow.  He formed a partnership with William Pownall, a Liverpool merchant, and Joseph Poulson, a local potter.  Manufacturing began in the newly erected pottery in May, 1796.  His son, Herbert, joined the partnership in 1817 taking over after his father died in 1836.  The business was incorporated in 1884 as Mintons Ltd.   In 1968 Mintons returned to using Minton and the Minton Company joined the Royal Doulton Tableware Group continuing to produce beautiful porcelain dinnerware.  The original pottery was closed in 1992 with the name still being used at other Doulton facilities.  Geoffrey A. Godden’s Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks cites mark #2716 w/“Made in England”and “s” on Minton.  So, we place the circa to be 1939-1950 while the pattern was produced until 1970.

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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