Chamberlains Worcester Plate, Named Purple Virgin's Bower, Regency ca 1820

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Chamberlains Worcester Plate, Named Purple Virgin's Bower, Regency ca 1820

About the Item

This is a stunning dessert plate made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1820. The plate has a deep cobalt blue ground and a gorgeously hand painted clematis flower in the centre. The Chamberlain factory was founded in the 1780s by Robert Chamberlain, who was responsible for the decoration department in the famous Worcester pottery during the Dr Wall period. He set up his own factory with his son Humphrey, initially buying up stock from Turner's Caughley factory for decoration, but then around 1794 starting to produce their own porcelain. By the year 1800 they had built up a strong reputation, producing wonderful tea and dinner ware for the British and European nobility and becoming a mighty competitor of both the Worcester/Flight & Barr and Grainger factories. In the 1840s the factory merged back with Worcester, which later also bought Grainger and was formed into the later Royal Worcester. This plate is of extremely high quality with a sublimely hand painted flower, which is named on the back as "Purple Virgin's Bower", a type of clematis that is still very popular today. It has beautiful gadrooned rims with little shell details and a striking deep cobalt blue ground. CONDITION REPORT The plate is in excellent condition without any damage, repairs, crazing or wear, except one scratch on the purple ground, as visible in the last picture. Antique British porcelain is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1800s, and this meant that china from that period can have some firing specks from flying particles. British makers were also known for their experimentation, and sometimes this resulted in technically imperfect results. Due to the shrinkage in the kiln, items can have small firing lines or develop crazing over time, which should not be seen as damage but as an imperfection of the maker's recipes, probably unknown at the time of making. Items have often been used for many years and can have normal signs of wear, and gilt can have signs of slight disintegration even if never handled. I will reflect any damage, repairs, obvious stress marks, crazing or heavy wear in the item description but some minor scratches, nicks, stains and gilt disintegration can be normal for vintage items and need to be taken into account. There is widespread confusion on the internet about the difference between chips and nicks, or hairlines and cracks. I will reflect any damage as truthfully as I can, i.e. a nick is a tiny bit of damage smaller than 1mm and a chip is something you can easily see with the eye; a glazing line is a break in the glazing only; hairline is extremely tight and/or superficial and not picked up by the finger; and a crack is obvious both to the eye and the finger. Etcetera - I try to be as accurate as I can and please feel free to ask questions or request more detailed pictures! DIMENSIONS 22 X 22cm (8.6" X 8.6").

Creator:
Chamberlains Worcester (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Diameter: 8.6 in (21.85 cm)
Style:
Regency (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1820-1829
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1820
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The plate is in excellent condition without any damage, repairs, crazing or wear, except one scratch on the purple ground, as visible in the last picture.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A-CHA211stDibs: LU4805128643582