Here is another of our dinner sets (actually my parents), ageless ALFRED MEAKIN ... Why ageless?
At first glance you would be forgiven for thinking this chinaware is contemporary, very modern appearance bright white with simple gold gilding only - no flowers, no artists work other than the gilder's craftsmanship.
The beauty of this chinaware is the minimalist style, it doesn't seek to grab your attention with a lot of pretty artwork and for that reason it suits a wide range of dining table decor's.
But don't be fooled by the appearance! This Alfred Meakin china is actually around 60 years old!
I have a massive tableware set and after much thought we decided that it was most likely people would want "bits and pieces" for replacements, rather than the whole dinner set - so each item of this ALFRED MEAKIN Glo-White Ironstone tableware is offered individually
Don't need an egg cup or two? No problems, take a look HERE at the teacups
DLAT Rating 9.8/10 (Darling Look At This, Such A Cute Little Egg Cup!)
Read on ....
ALFRED MEAKIN - Egg Cup ONLY
Glo-White Ironstone Series (this is NOT the pattern name, but a series that Alfred Meakin began in the late 1940's and there are MANY patterns of this particular chinaware)
Alfred Meakin used the word Ironstone since the company was formed (see one of the photographs) but the Glo-White Ironstone series began in the late 1940's and continued until the 1960's
I know these were purchased back in the early 1960's and once my parents no longer needed them, I became their 'caretaker'
Opaque china, meaning that if held to the light you CANNOT see the shadow of your fingers through the china
Design: No idea is my answer to this one! I have tried to identify the pattern but to no avail
The gold gilded scroll work provides a nice 'touch of class' to the bright white china but there doesn't appear to be a specific name to the scroll work used
Hand crafted gold gilding - each piece has the gold gilder's 'mark' on the base of the egg cup
SPECIAL NOTE:
The skill required to undertake the gold gilding is amazing! If I look very closely you can see it has been hand applied, little bits here and there are not of the same size - there is NO WAY this was 'transfer applied'
NO other graphic design to the egg cup at all - bright white all over, inside and outside.
DIMENSIONS:
Lip/Top Rim: 47mm diameter (easily holds an 600 ~ 800g egg! Waste of time trying to eat a quail egg out of these though!)
Height: 39mm
Weight: 50g
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
As is common with English bred chinaware from these times, the egg cup only has the text
ENGLAND
impressed into the base. It is only by looking at the backstamp on the matching tableware that you can clearly identify the egg cup maker.
SAUCER BACKSTAMP
CONDITION:
I have multiple egg cups, in ALL respects the information below applies to each and every egg cup
NO cracks
NO chips
NO fleabites
NO signs of glazing breakdown (Dry observation and Wet tested)
NO discolouration
NO wear apparent to the gold gilding around the top lip of the egg cup
Obviously I would prefer someone took all of my egg cups so I have enabled discounting for purchasing more than one egg cup
