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 1949 onwards
ROYAL STANDARD (Chapmans Longton Ltd) - Side Plate ONLY
Design: Irish Elegance
Pink and White roses with green foliage, presumably these are Irish flowers
White bone china base
Translucent (you can see through the china when held to a light)
Circa post 1949 onwards (based on the backstamp)
Hand painted (see information below regarding artist marks)
Dimensions: 157mm x 157mm
Spattered or Feathered Gold gilding on the outer scalloped edge
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
IRISH ELEGANCE (Red)
(Crown graphic)
The following text is all in Lime Green
ROYAL
STANDARD
FINE BONE
CHINA
ENGLAND
To the left are two artist ID marks, these marks were used to identify the workers "pieces" as they were paid "per piece" not by the hour!
At first glance I had the impression these were transferware decorations but no, they have definitely been very skillfully hand painted.
CONDITION:
Very good condition
NO chips
NO cracks
NO crazing
NO damage to the artwork
NO wear to the gold gilding topside but a couple of spots on the edge where the gilding is not present - this could be handling wear or the spots were missed by the artist
Excellent example of a Royal Standard side plate
