HISTORY:
We are cleaning out our "overgrown" collection of English (mainly) chinaware because we have quality chinaware coming out of our ears! Some pieces/collections have been kept but others must find new homes to accommodate our latest passion - fine, artistic chinaware (hand painted of course)
Founded in 1867, Taylor and Kent Ltd produced Bone China tableware at Florence Works, Longton. From around 1960 they started to use the trade name Elizabethan and in 1982 the business changed its name to Elizabethan Fine Bone China Ltd.
Throughout the 1980s Elizabethan Fine Bone China was a large scale producer of tea and tablewares.
This is yet another of our trio's looking "sad and lonely" (it is sitting next to some very old Minton and feels quite out of place!) and it is seeking a new home that it may feel more comfortable in ... not surrounded by very very old china and porcelain!
To provide the utmost in flexibility, each piece is being offered individually (because from experience often only one piece is needed by others and not a complete set or trio) HOWEVER you can use the drop down menu on the front page and select ALL items if you wish to purchase the complete trio (and a discount is automatically applied in this case) ... assuming that someone hasn't already bought just one or two pieces beforehand.
ELIZABETHAN (TAYLOR & KENT) - Side Plate/Saucer/Teacup Set (Trio offered separately)
Made In England
Price indicated is for EACH PIECE, however if all three pieces are selected then an automatic discount does apply in the checkout
1960's ~ 1970's
Fine China
Tradename: Elizabethan
Pattern: Summer Glory
While the saucer and side plate are quite a standard shape, the teacup looks a little different with the straight sides compared to a more "curvy" standard teacup.
White base china with the decoration comprising vivid Burgundy, Blue and a lesser number of small Yellow flowers in a chintz type of patterning. Gold gilding is applied to the top rim of the cup and on each side of the handle and the saucer, side plate rims.
All rims are straight, there is no scalloping at all.
Translucent, meaning if any of the pieces are held up to a strong light source you can see the shadows of your fingers through the china
The decorative work looks to be transferware but the Gold gilding has been hand applied.
BACKSTAMPS:
Makers mark printed on the base of the teacup (under the glaze)
Makers mark printed on the base of the saucer (under the glaze)
Makers mark printed on the base of the side plate (under the glaze)
Gold gilder's markings to the underside of each piece
COSMETIC CONDITION:
This first section of the condition report is universal to all three pieces, any difference or flaws are below this section
NO cracks
NO chips
NO crazing
NO wear showing to the Gold gilded scroll work, not even the teacup handle (which is often the most susceptible area to wear by the user's fingers - nothing observed at all.
NO staining of any kind inside the teacup
NO discolouration observed to the base china, nor the decorative patterning, particularly the central heavily decorated area which would be susceptible to scratching, knife cuts etc ... but not in this case, very clean and unscratched.
Specific cosmetic issues I noticed for each piece are ...
SAUCER:
On the underside this saucer has three tiny "dots" which feel like very small fleabites, two of these have become slightly discoloured (Brownish) due to contamination of the clay with the glaze failure) These really are just tiny little dots and barely noticeable. I have sterilised each of these with Iso alcohol to ensure no further degradation of the flaws occurs.
SIDE PLATE:
There are no fleabites or funny "dots" on the underside of this side plate but I did notice one small (1.2mm) section of the Gold guilding to the rim where the Gold simply isn't there! It is not a chip but as though the Gold piece just 'flaked off" No handling wear is apparent to the remaining Gold rim.
TEACUP:
Nothing out of the ordinary observed with this cup, very nice condition.
