One of the oldest potteries in England, established by John Aynsley I at Longton in 1775 and synonymous with English fine bone china and elegance
DLAT Rating 6/10 (Darling Look At This!)
AYNSLEY - Mauve Side Plate ONLY
Circa 1934 (positive identified the year, Aynsley had a very orderly dating system!)
Translucent bone china, meaning that if held to the light you can see the shadow of your fingers through the china
Design: No idea what this design was called, silver/grey foliage with a very pale Mauve colouring, the base background is a bright white china.
The gold gilding hand applied to the top rim and the central area of the plate
DIMENSIONS:
Outer rim: 161mm diameter
Weight: 200g
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
The side plate has this backstamp text (green)
(Crown graphics encompassing AYNSLEY)
ENGLAND
BONE CHINA
Artist's mark (Mauve colour) is visible and below the backstamp in Gold hand printing is I 143 I /8 this being the gold gilder's mark
These marks were important for the worker to be paid for their work, per piece not per hour)
CONDITION:
NO cracks
NO chips
NO fleabites
NO signs of glazing breakdown (Dry observation and Wet tested)
Gold gilding wear to the rim is extremely light (if any) and is in very good condition
HOWEVER, the plate central area ring (gold) does show some wear, I would rate this gold gilding 6/10. Some "knife marks" to the plate's glaze but none are deep. Artwork graphics look to be much "better" than the saucer described elsewhere.
These comments do not mean that the condition is poor, but I felt they should be mentioned (no matter how small the 'flaw')
