Here we have a round cork-backed, footed trivet from Royal Worcester (England) in the classic winter holiday dinnerware pattern, Holly Ribbons. Marked Made In England, indicating its being part of the early line in this pattern, produced during a time in which production values and materials were substantially higher-quality than those produced in later years, when cost-saving measures resulted in inferior production processes. Note that those produced in other factories will not have the exact same coloration, weight and measurements as those in this set, so you need to check carefully if you are attempting to match these with an existing collection. You'll want to compare back stamps and measurements if this is important to you. This also greatly affects value -- for instance, the well-known company specializing in replacement dinnerware pieces currently has only one plate piece from England in stock, the bread plate, which it is currently offering for $50. It has the same bread plate, manufactured outside of England, priced at $16. 

We have lots of other pieces in this pattern, including 5- and 4-piece place settings, extra new-old-stock plates and cup and saucer sets, cream soup bowls with underplates, wide-rim soup bowls, as well as highball and double old-fashioned glasses. We're always happy to combine shipping at actual cost, and we'll issue a refund for any overcharge by the eBay shipping calculator. 

Vintage: this retired pattern was in production from 1987 to 2012

Maker/Marks: Royal Worcester/see photo of sticker back stamp

Condition: Very clean and fresh piece, in overall excellent-plus vintage condition. Lightly used and well-cared-for piece. All four feet are present. No wobbles or warping. A few very light, completely colorless scratches and very, very light and small marks. Nothing greasy or sticky, and no funky odors.

We consider funky odors (cigarette smoke, mildew, etc) to be an important part of a condition report. Corndogcache is a 100% non-smoking environment, and we'll let you know if any of our vintage items smell like it (or anything else) from activities they may have been involved in before they came to us.

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