By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a historically important meat platter made by Chamberlain's Worcester between 1829 and 1837. It has an emerald green ground with floral reserves and the Collar and Medallion of the Brazilian Imperial Order of the Rose with the motto "Amor e Fidelidad".
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 is a historically important meat platter that would have belonged to a large dinner service. It has a beautiful emerald green ground with flower reserves, filled with fine hand painted English garden flowers. A striking feature is the Collar and Medallion of the Imperial Brazilian...
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English William IV Antique 1830s Platters and Serveware