Ridgway Porcelain Plate, Mauve, Pink and Flowers, Regency, ca 1829

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Ridgway Porcelain Plate, Mauve, Pink and Flowers, Regency, ca 1829

About the Item

This is a stunning plate made by Ridgway around 1829. The plate has a wonderful mauve and pink ground with a rich choice of hand painted flowers in the centre. Ridgway was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Minton, Coalport and others and they created very high quality tea and dinnerware. Ridgway had a tradition of a very wide-ranging offer of china products, anything from the most sublime dinnerware to humble toilet pots. It is notoriously difficult to identify their wares and this is one reason their beautiful tea and dinner wares are often underestimated. This plate is unmarked, as most Ridgway items, but the reason we know it was made by Ridgway is the pattern number, as well as its shape. This plate is potted with an interesting cusped rim. It has a slightly outrageous ground colour of mauve and pink, creating a wonderful clash of colours, with beautiful gilding. The plate has a rich choice of hand painted flowers in the centre. The plate is unmarked as was common in this period, except the pattern number 1917, which points to a date of about 1829. Condition report The plate is in good antique condition with a few minor flaws. The plate is crazed, has some light wear, and there is a chip on the underside of the rim, which is not visible when in position. All these issues are 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. Etcetera - I try to be as accurate as I can Dimensions 22.5cm (8.9").

Creator:
Ridgway Porcelain (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Diameter: 8.9 in (22.61 cm)
Style:
Regency (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1820-1829
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1829
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In good antique condition with some light crazing and wear; there is a chip on the underside of the rim.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A-RID931stDibs: LU4805125884172