Bell China was the trade name used by Shore & Coggins Ltd, England
The backstamp indicates the period this piece came from was somewhere between 1936 & 1966 although I feel the late 1930's would be more accurate for these pieces based on the hand painted decoration, art deco style of colouring and teaset pieces design (teacup handle shape in particular)
I have more pieces from our "Wallflowers" teaset, take a look HERE if interested
DLAT Rating: 9/10 (Darling Look At This!)
BELL CHINA - Side Plate (1) ONLY
Fine Bone China Side Plate
Square shape with scalloped corners
Design/pattern: Wallflower
Period 1936 ~ 1966 (based on the backstamp design)
Translucent fine china, meaning that when it is held to the light you can easily see the shadow of your hand through the chinaware
Hand painted
Bold colouring of English garden flowers with foliage
Outer rim is gold gilded
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
Light Grey colouring is used for the backstamp
FINE
BONE
BELL CHINA (Handwritten style, logo used by Bell China)
MADE IN
ENGLAND (Underlined with two lines)
"WALLFLOWER"
NO artists or gilder's markings can be seen
DIMENSIONS:
Side plate: 154mm x 154mm
Weight: 200g
CONDITION:
I currently have three of these side plates left, both are almost in identical condition so the details below apply to ALL side plates with an additional comment about one plate.
Very good condition
NO cracks
NO crazing
Wear to the gold gilding is minimal, if I was to rate the quality of the gilding both are 9/10
One small fleabite to the underside of the plate with two plates
One small fleabite to the topside of the plate with one plate
First to purchase will of course be able to choose which plate they prefer, if buying all three side plates that I have left, an automatic discount will apply
