BACKGROUND:
I understand you (really!) I pen so many words and provide so much information but both my wife and I feel that we owe it, to those who are interested, to provide as much detail as possible about her chinaware offerings, we don't just say meaningless things such as "condition commensurate with age"!)
Chinaware (and other beautifully hand made items) is my wife's passion and websites is mine! This combination allows us to offer items which we have loved and cared for over the years but as the "light at the end of the tunnel" is becoming brighter, (advancing age!) all of these beautiful items must find new homes which hold similar values to ourselves.
It's Paragon Time!
My wife is an ardent collector of fine chinaware's and she has slowly been passing bits and pieces to me for listing on our family website. Usually she just gives me "a little bit of this and a little bit of that" (remember that song ...)
but she has suddenly decided to clear a whole cabinet of beautiful Paragon! Old Royal Paragon and more contemporary Paragon ... lots of them!
Paragon China (1919 ~ 1960) was based in Longton, Stoke-On-Kent and produced very high quality fine china with a range of stunning designs, particularly breakfast settings.
Over it's history, the company was awarded a number of Royal warrants and eventually Paragon became part of the Royal Doulton group (1972)
This plate would date from 1938 onwards but we personally feel it dates from around the 1950's being most likely. Note the absence of the world ROYAL in the name but the backstamp is a coloured warrant graphic due to the granting of a Warrant of Royal Appointment by Her Majesty The Queen (Elizabeth - Queen Mother) around 1938
If this Paragon doesn't "do it" for you, you can view other Paragon fine chinaware HERE
DLAT Rating 9.5/10 (Darling Look At These!)
PARAGON - Luncheon Plate
Made in England
Approximately 8 inches diameter
Most likely circa period 1950's
Fine Bone White China
This fine bone china feels substantial in the hand and it is translucent, meaning if held to the light you can fairly easily see your fingers through the china pieces, even though the plate is quite thick.
Design pattern or code number is unknown and is not indicated on the plate although the decorator has hand painted the code Z149 but we could not find any references to this code online.
Entirely hand decorated
The central decorative feature is the arrangement of White flowers which look to be similar to Casablanca Lilies plus other White flowers ... these White flowers represent purity.
This artwork is then framed with Gold gilding followed by Lime Green banding with more closed bud White flowers and finally finished with more Gold gilding to the outer rim.
NO plate stand is provided, my wife needs every stand she can keep!
DIMENSIONS:
202mm diameter (just slightly over 8 inches)
Slightly stepped down to the central decorated area
115mm diameter central White flowers area
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
Colour printed backstamp as photographed
COSMETIC CONDITION:
CLEAN
NO cracks
NO chips
NO crazing observed (both wet or dry observation)
NO Knife or scratch marks in the central area - this plate has never been used for the serving of food, display only.
All decorative colouring is not faded or dull looking
NO discolouration or damage to the decorative work
NO handling wear to the Gold gilding although in a couple of spots it looks just a little "rougher" meaning although not missing or faded, it just looks slightly uneven in those areas.
FLAWS NOTICED
On the underside I can see small "depressions", about five of them ... these do not appear to be "fleabites" but a slight unevenness to the china surface. They are not discoloured in any way but observeable under the "right light"
