Royal Standard was a trademark not the pottery works, this trademark was used by Chapmans Longton Ltd. This company was among the famous Staffordshire pottery companies, and based at Albert Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
The tradename Royal Standard was in use from 1930 onwards, previous to this it was called Standard China
DLAT Rating: 7/10 (Darling Look At This!)
ROYAL STANDARD (Chapmans Longton Ltd) - Teacup ONLY
Design: Art Deco
***This could be pattern 9488, as the cups have this hand written on each cup OR this could be the artists marks although the factory artist usually used 'marks' not 4 numbers.
Graphics are two collections of flowers around the outside of the cup and one collection of flowers INSIDE the cup, these look to be 'fantasy flowers' not depicting a particular species. Colours are very bright and vibrant. Typical Art Deco handle decorated in a splattered lime green.
White bone china base
Very translucent (you can easily see your fingers through the china when held to a light)
Circa 1930 ~ 1949 (based on the backstamp design)
Hand painted - run your finger across the orange/red painting and it is raised from the cup surface.
Gold gilding applied to the rim.
Funnel shaped cup
Dimensions: 70mm height x 85mm diameter (top opening)
Medium weight: 100g
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
All graphics & text are printed in Silver/Grey
(Crown graphic)
ROYAL
STANDARD
BONE CHINA
ENGLAND
9488
Works artist marks are clearly visible underneath (3 small dots) - these were extremely important to the worker because they were paid per piece completed, not by the hour.
CONDITION:
Overall, these cups are in very good condition but what I think is subjective so I have carefully taken photographs of every cup, which is labelled A to E. The description or things of note relevant to each individual cup is noted below ... when purchasing please tell me which letter you would like (A to D)
The following information is common to ALL cups - no exceptions
NO chips
NO crazing
NO fleabites in the base (underneath)
NO damage to the artwork
NO handling wear is apparent to the Gold gilding and out of 10 I would suggest this rates as a 9+
SPECIFIC CUP INFORMATION:
I have done my best to give an accurate description, looking at the china and glaze with a magnifying glass where possible. These cups are very fine and even a 'stray hair' sometimes fooled me into thinking it was a crack - of course it wasn't.
Cup A: Hairline crack in the base which has become coloured brown by tannin (tea), this same crack is visible on the base underneath. Cup sides, handle etc are all fine - white and clean.
Cup B: Hairline mark which looks like a crack in the base but there is NO corresponding crack or damage on the base underneath. This could be a glaze crack (not the china) or simply a stubborn tannin stain. Cup sides, handle etc are all fine - white and clean.
Cup C: Hairline mark near what looks like a works produced glaze 'bubble' inside the base but this mark is very very faint and there is again NO corresponding crack or damage on the base underneath. I suspect this is a glaze crack and not a crack to the china and it is so small that tannin has not had the opportunity to colour the underneath china brown. Cup sides, handle etc are all fine - white and clean.
SUMMARY:
So there you have it, three teacups left, all described in pretty good detail and please also take a look at the photographs for each cup that interests you.
An excellent quite unique example of Art Deco tableware from Royal Standard
