Set 16 Antique Porcelain Armorial Dinner Plates Burgundy Borders England 1870

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Set 16 Antique Porcelain Armorial Dinner Plates Burgundy Borders England 1870

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Copeland made this set of sixteen excellent armorial dinner plates in England circa 1870. The plates feature deep burgundy-colored borders and a boar's head armorial with crest, escutcheon, and motto (Fear In Prosperity, Hope In Adversity). There are golden tassels where the border meets the white porcelain and dots and stars of gold decorating the border. The plates measure a generous 10" in diameter. Condition: Excellent Price: $1,200 The armorial is that of Sir Thomas Gabriel, 1st Baronet. Born in 1811, he served as Sheriff of London and Middlesex from 1859–to 60 and Lord Mayor of London from 1866 to 67. Soon after his term as Lord Mayor* he was created a baronet.* The Motto: In Prosperis Time In Adversis Spera (Fear In Prosperity, Hope In Adversity) Crest: On a mount Vert a boar's head erased Sable billety Or. Escutcheon: Sable on a pile Or ten billets four three two and one of the field. *The Lord Mayor is not the Mayor of London. The Lord Mayor's primary role has been to represent, support, and promote the businesses of the City of London. Background of Copeland Porcelain: In the early 1820s, the Spode factory, managed by Josiah Spode II and his business partner William Copeland, became the largest pottery in Stoke, England. In 1833 William Taylor Copeland, William Copeland's son, acquired the business in partnership with Thomas Garrett. The factory's productions from this period were marked 'Copeland and Garrett.' Typical wares produced during the Copeland and Garrett period were in the rococo style, which was fashionable then. In 1846, William Taylor Copeland acquired the company outright, and he and four generations of his descendants controlled the company until 1966. William Taylor Copeland was a classic Victorian industrialist, combining ownership of the factory with a career in politics and public life – as a member of Parliament. Under the Copelands, the factory vied with Minton in making some of the most spectacular ceramics wares of the age. Gifted artists, such as C. F. Hurten, were imported from continental factories, and superb pieces were exhibited at the Great Exhibition of London in 1851, International Exhibitions in London in 1862, and Paris in 1878.

Creator:
Copeland (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Diameter: 10 in (25.4 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 16
Style:
Neoclassical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
Katonah, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: SKU000005131stDibs: LU866529124972