Offered for auction from a recent estate sale is a Wonderful and Beautiful Early set of 12 Bread/Butter Plates sold separately and or by how many you wish to purchase at purchase time. If you purchase more then one don’t pay until I forward combined shipping invoice. Item defined below:
GLAZED SMOOTH WHITE BONE CHINA - (GOLD COLUMBIA) PATTERN FEATURING GOLD GRIFFINS AND GOLD PONEY (FLOWERS) ON WHITE DISH WITH GOLD BORDERS. Griffins were mythical creatures with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. They probably originated in Near Eastern art and mythology, though they arrived in Greece at a very early period. According to the Greeks, the Griffins lived at the very edge of the world, where they hoarded gold and battled the legendary race of the one-eyed Arimaspians.
In the language of flowers, the peony carries the symbolic meaning of romance, compassion, good luck, prosperity, a happy marriage, and even bashfulness. In their native China, peonies are often referred to as the “queen of flowers”.This elegant Wedgwood bone china Columbia Gold pattern was first produced in 1964 and discontinued in 1979. Trademark as noted on back are from the 1960’s period from my research. All Bread/Butter Plates have the Wedgwood trademark of that period. Please use photos for condition in ad below.
- This Beautiful Wedgwood Bone China - Made in England Bread/Butter Plate set of 12 available which can be purchases by one or more at purchase time is defined as follows. The Columbia Gold Bread/Butter Plates measure 6 inches in width. On the bottom of Bread/Butter Plate the trademark is as follows “Wedgwood Bone China, Made in England - (Gold Columbia )” as photos will show.
What is interesting when I purchased this set at auction included between each plate or dish the majority of the dishes was a Yellow Polyester felt or silicone Pad between the dishes to prevent scratches as my photo will show this protective piece. Only 9 of the protective pieces available in this ad for this set if all 12 purchased as a lot. When the 1st thru 9th Bread/Butter dishes purchased the pad will be shipped with them. The last 3 will not have the pad. That is my reason for noting that most likely the set was never used, just put away. This wonderful Vintage from the 1960’s Wedgwood set of 12 Bread/Butter Plates which can be purchased as wished 1 or more at purchase time. The Bread/Butter Dishes are without chips, cracks or crazing. Below information on crazing. Due to the pad between dishes when I purchased them they appear to most likely never been used, if used very carefully and lightly considering they could be over 50 or so years old. There appears to be no utensil marks when viewing with a magnifying glass. The Bone China Dishes when held to light allows the light to pass through like porcelain. Note: The dark decorative areas are gold when light is present on that area will appear as gold, without light a dark decoration as photos will show. Photos have been taken in different lighting background outdoors and indoors to show the varied appearances in different lighting.
In appearance and condition they are excellent as photo shows.
Below I have added over 20 Photographs, information on Crazing and Wedgwood China Co, England. Please view photos for condition. NOTE: Please keep my site in mine. At this estate sale I was able to purchase both Wedgwood Gold Columbia Sage Green pattern and a different set of Wedgwood Gold Columbia pattern as is this item for auction. I will be listing these items in the future and if you are looking for a particular Wedgwood dish or set please let me know and If I have it and its not listed I will list it. This would be a wonderful complementary set for a Dining Room, Wedding, Book Club or Family get together. A very rare set of 12 in this condition.
Crazing is the fine crackling one often sees on many glazed pottery pieces and on certain types of antique porcelain. Crazing is in the glaze and is not detectable when one rubs his or her fingernail over the crazing. Art pottery crazing occurs during pottery production when the clay body and glaze cool at different rates. Crazing is a very common condition with virtually all glazed art pottery. Normal crazing or crackling that can not be seen at a few feet does not typically affect the value of most very high quality art pottery pieces. This information came from an article by Harry Rinkler titled “Dating China Heirlooms”
WEDGWOOD CHINA CO. ENGLAND:
1730 - 1766 Josiah Wedgwood (Josiah) was born at the Church Yard Pottery in Burslem, Staffordshire. Josiah was the 12th and last child of Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Wedgwood. Josiah began his ceramic innovations with the introduction of creamware tableware, made from refined earthenware with a lead glaze. Josiah opened his first London Showroom on Cateaton Street. Queen Charlotte of England requested a creamware tea and coffee service, Josiah took this opportunity to request permission to style himself “Potter to Her Majesty”, his request was granted. His creamware was subsequently referred to as “Queen’s Ware” on delivery of the set in 1766.
1769 – 1783 Josiah opened ‘Etruria Works’ and entered into a formal business partnership with the Liverpool merchant, Thomas Bentley. The First Day’s Vases were produced and known to be personally thrown by Josiah, two are available to see at the Wedgwood Museum.
The first Jasper colour trials are carried out, the beginning of a 200-year journey of Jasperware. In the meantime, Josiah invented a pyrometer to measure the temperatures inside the pottery kilns and was the first to measure temperatures above 360° Fahrenheit. The measurements are in degrees Wedgwood.
In 1783, Josiah was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in London. 1795-1964
Josiah Wedgwood passed away and John Wedgwood (John), Josiah’s son, founded the Royal Horticultural Society with seven of his friends. John’s son, Charles Darwin, was born and was destined for greatness. The Wedgwood brand went on to introduce translucent bone china, England’s answer to European Porcelain. The first printed back stamp appeared on Wedgwood ware.
New production techniques were tested and a three-letter code was impressed onto the base of each Wedgwood piece that denoted the month, potter and year of manufacture. A little later, 1,296 pieces of armorial bone china was ordered for the White House by the 28th US President, Theodore Roosevelt. Edme Queensware was then created for Pannier Freres in Paris and from 1910 and ‘Made in England’ was introduced on all designs.
Josiah Wedgwood Inc, New York, was founded - making the Wedgwood brand international. Wedgwood purchased land in Barlaston in Stoke-on-Trent, England, and built a new factory where the first Brown Boveri electric powered kiln fired up, superseding two centuries of coal.
1980-2019
Wedgwood continued to develop its relationships and began a three-year partnership with the RHS. Wedgwood went onto receive Gold for the first Wedgwood Show Garden at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show with Garden Designer Sam Ovens. Wedgwood then went onto win Gold at RHS Chelsea Flower Show with Garden Designer Jo Thompson in 2018.
The information on Wedgwood came from an article on the internet titled “260 YEARS OF CREATION, DESIGN & INNOVATION WITH WEDGWOOD”
I will accept PAYPAL as payment method. A single Item will be shipped Priority mail usually next day after payment of Paypal, packaging Priority Mail $12.75. If more then one item purchased I will forward an invoice with combined shipment. If paid prior to my update on shipping pricing I will return the over pricing on shipping.