Blue and White Minton 'Willow Pattern' Tabbed Serving Plate
This English, antique, willow pattern serving plate, is an exceptionally fine and weighty example, that has clearly been well cared for over the years.
It has a crisp transfer printed design in deep cobalt blue, completed with side 'tab' handles and scrolled detailing, highlighted with glossy gold gilt.
We love its ever classic good looks, perfect for serving cakes or treats when dining alfresco, or, of course, as a stunning display piece for a farmhouse or cottage dresser!
Key Points:
• A reassuringly heavyweight antique serving plate
• With a transfer printed design in rich cobalt blue
• Displays with a beautiful blue tint to its glaze
• Produced by Minton's, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
• Fully marked to base with their crown and globe mark (c1912-50) with impressed Minton's mark
• In excellent antique condition
History:
This widely collected 'Blue Willow' pattern, originally designed by Thomas Minton in 1780 comes in varying Chinoiserie designs, inspired by fashionable hand-painted blue-and-white wares imported from China.
So the poem goes:
Two birds flying high,
A Chinese vessel, sailing by.
A bridge with three men, sometimes four,
A willow tree, hanging o’er.
A Chinese temple, there it stands,
Built upon the river sands.
An apple tree, with apples on,
A crooked fence to end my song.
Year of manufacture:
C. 1927
Pattern:
Willow
Approximate Measurements:
24.5cm W Diameter including tab handles.
Condition:
In really excellent antique condition, with minimal signs of wear to its pattern or gilt that is all too common and delightfully free of chips, cracks or nibbles.
The only sign of wear is a few insignificant utensil marks to its centre, which cannot be seen unless tipped towards the light, making for a beautiful display or collectors item.
This English, antique, willow pattern serving plate, is an exceptionally fine and weighty example, that has clearly been well cared for over the years.
It has a crisp transfer printed design in deep cobalt blue, completed with side 'tab' handles and scrolled detailing, highlighted with glossy gold gilt.
We love its ever classic good looks, perfect for serving cakes or treats when dining alfresco, or, of course, as a stunning display piece for a farmhouse or cottage dresser!
Key Points:
• A reassuringly heavyweight antique serving plate
• With a transfer printed design in rich cobalt blue
• Displays with a beautiful blue tint to its glaze
• Produced by Minton's, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
• Fully marked to base with their crown and globe mark (c1912-50) with impressed Minton's mark
• In excellent antique condition
History:
This widely collected 'Blue Willow' pattern, originally designed by Thomas Minton in 1780 comes in varying Chinoiserie designs, inspired by fashionable hand-painted blue-and-white wares imported from China.
So the poem goes:
Two birds flying high,
A Chinese vessel, sailing by.
A bridge with three men, sometimes four,
A willow tree, hanging o’er.
A Chinese temple, there it stands,
Built upon the river sands.
An apple tree, with apples on,
A crooked fence to end my song.
Year of manufacture:
C. 1927
Pattern:
Willow
Approximate Measurements:
24.5cm W Diameter including tab handles.
Condition:
In really excellent antique condition, with minimal signs of wear to its pattern or gilt that is all too common and delightfully free of chips, cracks or nibbles.
The only sign of wear is a few insignificant utensil marks to its centre, which cannot be seen unless tipped towards the light, making for a beautiful display or collectors item.
This English, antique, willow pattern serving plate, is an exceptionally fine and weighty example, that has clearly been well cared for over the years.
It has a crisp transfer printed design in deep cobalt blue, completed with side 'tab' handles and scrolled detailing, highlighted with glossy gold gilt.
We love its ever classic good looks, perfect for serving cakes or treats when dining alfresco, or, of course, as a stunning display piece for a farmhouse or cottage dresser!
Key Points:
• A reassuringly heavyweight antique serving plate
• With a transfer printed design in rich cobalt blue
• Displays with a beautiful blue tint to its glaze
• Produced by Minton's, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
• Fully marked to base with their crown and globe mark (c1912-50) with impressed Minton's mark
• In excellent antique condition
History:
This widely collected 'Blue Willow' pattern, originally designed by Thomas Minton in 1780 comes in varying Chinoiserie designs, inspired by fashionable hand-painted blue-and-white wares imported from China.
So the poem goes:
Two birds flying high,
A Chinese vessel, sailing by.
A bridge with three men, sometimes four,
A willow tree, hanging o’er.
A Chinese temple, there it stands,
Built upon the river sands.
An apple tree, with apples on,
A crooked fence to end my song.
Year of manufacture:
C. 1927
Pattern:
Willow
Approximate Measurements:
24.5cm W Diameter including tab handles.
Condition:
In really excellent antique condition, with minimal signs of wear to its pattern or gilt that is all too common and delightfully free of chips, cracks or nibbles.
The only sign of wear is a few insignificant utensil marks to its centre, which cannot be seen unless tipped towards the light, making for a beautiful display or collectors item.
Postage & Packaging:
As per our brand ethos, your item will be very carefully and securely shipped, wrapped with the utmost care in sustainable recycled and recyclable packaging.
UK Customers:
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Buyers Guide:
It is very important to note, that all the pieces Roof + Roof sell are genuine pieces of age, each having a rich and varied past and are never sold as in new condition. With this in mind, minor blemishes, surface scratches, manufacturing flaws and a general sense of their age and history are naturally to be expected. We always try, to the best of our ability to honestly and clearly communicate an items condition, both in our description and photography, highlighting anything over and above what we perceive as ‘general age related wear and tear'. We kindly ask you look closely at all our photos, using the zoom facility, as these naturally form part of the item's description.
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