Davenport Porcelain Serving Dish, Salmon, Gilt and Flowers, circa 1830

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Davenport Porcelain Serving Dish, Salmon, Gilt and Flowers, circa 1830

About the Item

This is a beautiful dessert serving dish made by Davenport circa 1830. The dish is decorated in a beautiful salmon ground with gilt and hand painted flowers, and has a very characteristically moulded handle. Davenport was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Ridgway, Minton, Coalport and others and they created very high quality tea and dinnerware. The bowl is unmarked as is often the case with items of this period, but the shape tells us that it was made by Davenport. Condition report The dish is in excellent antique condition without any damage or repairs, but it has some crazing and light wear as visible in the pictures. 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. Dimensions (diameter) 21cm (8.25").

Creator:
Davenport Porcelain (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
Style:
Early Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1830-1839
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1830
Condition:
In excellent antique condition without any damage, or repairs; some crazing but very little wear.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A-DAV211stDibs: LU4805122457392