Coalport Porcelain Plate, Blue with Auriculas and Apples, ca 1830

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Coalport Porcelain Plate, Blue with Auriculas and Apples, ca 1830

About the Item

This is a beautiful dessert plate made by Coalport around 1830. The plate has a gadrooned rim, a beautifully bright blue rim with slightly raised gilt, and a sublime painting of auricula flowers and apples. Coalport was one of the leading potters in 19th and 20th Century Staffordshire. They worked alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport and Minton, and came out with many innovative designs. When we say "Coalport" we usually think of the one Coalport factory that became famous, but in its beginning years there were two factories, one run by John Rose and the other by his brother Thomas Rose. Thomas Rose went into partnership with Robert Anstice and Robert Horton and they were located directly opposite John Rose, across the canal. The brothers' factories had much in common with each other and they shared many different shapes and patterns. Ultimately, the John Rose factory proved more profitable and John Rose bought Thomas' factory in 1814, making it the one Coalport factory that became so famous. Many of the Coalport items, of either factory, are now collectors' items This plate would have belonged to a large dessert service; dinner parties were an important part of social life for the wealthy classes and dessert would be served on an abundantly decorated and colourful dessert service like this. The blue ground and decorations are sublimely well executed; the gilt is slightly raised (Coalport wasn't able to do proper raised gilt yet but this is clearly an attempt to do it) and the painting is done by a very skilled painter - as there is not pattern number we don't know who. Condition Report: The plate is in good antique condition with no damage or repairs, however it has some crazing and light wear, as visible in the pictures. The plate is unmarked, as was common in this period. 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: (diameter) 23cm (9").

Creator:
Coalport Porcelain (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Diameter: 9 in (22.86 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1830-1839
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1830
Condition:
In good antique condition without damage, repairs; some crazing and wear as visible in the pictures.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A-COA2381stDibs: LU4805123387222