Founded in 1845 in the township of Longton, Staffordshire
Not the same company as the contemporary Royal Stafford, which was created in 1992 by the merger with Barratts Of Staffordshire
DLAT Rating: 10/10 (Darling, look at this!)
ROYAL STAFFORD - Saucer ONLY
Fine Bone China
Highly translucent (you can see the shadow of your fingers very easily when held to a light)
Saucer ONLY
Pattern: Clemantis
It appears to be transferware with hand applied gold gilding (based on close inspection and the lack of any works artist marks other than for the gold gilding)
Decoration is an alternating pattern of purple and pink clemantis (a wide spread climbing flower) with colourful foliage.
White porcelain base colouring
Heavy gold gilding to the rim, this has been hand applied plus patterned gold graphics in the centre of the saucer, this does not appear to be hand applied.
The backstamp indicates this left the works in the period 1940's ~ 1950's
BACKSTAMP DETAILS: (Grey print)
'CLEMANTIS'
ROYAL STAFFORD
(Crown graphic)
BONE CHINA
MADE IN ENGLAND
ESTD 1845
Artists marks on the base of saucer but ONLY for the gold gilding, not the main artwork.
CONDITION:
Clean
NO crazing - even using a "wet test" no crazing shows
NO cracks
NO chips
NO fleabites
NO wear to the primary artwork nor the outer or inner gold gilding
