Palissy began operations in 1946 from Longton, Stoke-On-Trent and was eventually bought out by Royal Worcester in the late 1950's
Although this saucer dates from their early days in the mid ~ late 1950's, the design is a hybrid of flowers with art deco elements
DLAT Rating: 8/10 (Darling Look At This!)
PALISSY - saucer (1) ONLY
Palissy Pottery - Longton England
Fine China Saucer
This china is opaque, meaning that if it is held to the light, you CANNOT see a shadow of your fingers through the china
Design/pattern: unknown pattern name
The design is has an extensive fine gold gilding pattern with two Gold rings near the centre of the saucer and a top rim Gold ring to frame the artistic design.
The artwork design is "busy" with the Gold gilding pattern depicting leaves in a somewhat random order and three brightly coloured flower designs (Deep Red and Yellow/Orange with Green foliage) The design on either side of these flowers is what looked to us like butterfly wings - coloured in light Yellow and Emerald Green.
Overall the design is intricate but does have a striking conservative visual appeal. It may be considered a rather traditional design but with elements (Art Deco) to give it more visual appeal.
Hand painted and gilded
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
Grey stamping is used for the backstamp
PALISSY (with the L extended to frame the ISSY and ENGLAND)
ENGLAND
Artists marks are to the left of the backstamp (Lime Green and Gold strokes)
SPECIAL NOTE: Although we have the teacup in addition to this saucer HERE, the backstamp used on the two pieces differ - the time period is accurate but this saucer was stamped with a different makers stamp, that used by A.E Jones who previously owned the Palissy tradename (until 1946). It could be that although this is the same artistic design as the teacup, this saucer actually predates the teacup by a few years.
DIMENSIONS:
SAUCER: 145mm diameter x 25mm height
Weight: 100g
CONDITION:
Very Good condition
NO cracks
NO crazing observed (wet or dry)
Artwork has no wear showing
Gold gilding is delicate and light with no sections "missing" and the most common wear point (the rim) show practically no wear at all
NO stains inside the saucer
There are three small flea-bites underneath, not particularly visible but you can feel them with the finger. In addition to these is a "bump" in the china (under the glaze) which appears to be a manufacturing defect.
Regrettably, this is another very nice piece of my wife's chinaware collection seeking a new home
