In some circles, Royal Albert was the ONLY bone china to have if you wanted to be part of a 'society' ladies group.
Old Royal Albert is elegant, classy and just the name will impress others.
Well known for their extremely popular Country Roses series, Royal Albert produced much more than Country Roses, this Tea Roses series is another of their many designs.
DLAT RATING: 9.5/10 (Darling! Look At This!)
ROYAL ALBERT - Saucer ONLY
Circa 1940's
Size: Demi
Shape: round with scalloped edges
The Tea Rose design was produced in three 'styles', this saucer suits the Countess demi teacup we have available separately (with the upward arching handle)
Being demitasse (much smaller than a standard saucer) we always called this part of our Royal Albert collection "Dolls" section - very pretty teaset but very "doll set like", designed to impress but not really that practical for a tea drinker
Fine Bone China
Translucent, meaning that if held to the light you can easily see the shadow of your fingers through the china
Hand painted and gold gilded
Design: Tea Rose (Reg. 839056)
Yellow rose bud surrounded by foliage and other rose buds some of which are as yet unopened and others partially open.
The gold gilding is heavily applied to the outer rim with a "splatter" finish, not solid line work.
DIMENSIONS:
Outer rim: 127mm diameter (this is much smaller than a "standard" saucer which would normally be 140mm or more diameter
Weight: 150g
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
The saucer has this backstamp text
(Pink)
ROYAL ALBERT (Arched text following a curve)
(Crown graphic)
BONE CHINA (to each side of the graphic)
ENGLAND
(Lime Green)
"TEA ROSE"
RGD No. 839056
Both the artist and gilder's marks are clearly visible near the backstamp
CONDITION:
You can easily tell this is one of our "show ponies"
It has been sitting in one of the china cabinets for years and the lack of wear attests to this
NO cracks
NO chips
NO signs of glazing breakdown (Dry observation and Wet tested)
NO discolouration
NO wear can be observed to the fine hand crafted artwork
Gold gilding is unworn (even partially)
The saucer shows little (if any) signs of use....understandable when you think about it, pretty to look at but useful (even for High Tea)? We didn't think so
