Georgian Davenport Ironstone Desert Plate in Rare Pattern 85, Circa 1815

This is a very good, late Georgian, Set of SIX ironstone Soup Bowls or Plates, in pattern no. 135, manufactured by the English Davenport factory, which was situated in Longport, Staffordshire, England between 1794 and 1887. These are well potted, large soup bowls...

This is a good, late Georgian, ironstone Soup Bowl or Plate, in pattern no. 15, manufactured by the English Davenport factory, which was situated in Longport, Staffordshire, England between 1794 and 1887. This oriental garden pattern is transfer printed in cobalt blue of different shades, with hand gilded detail around the inner and outer rims. The pattern is called "Bamboo and Peony" which is Davenport's pattern number 15, a very early pattern and probably copied from a Chinese original. This exact pattern is illustrated on a plate in Godden's Guide to Ironstone, by Geoffrey A Godden, page 230, plate 176. Davenport were one of the earliest producers of Ironstone along with Mason's, Spode and others and called their ironstone pottery wears "Stone China". On the back the plate carries the blue printed Davenport Stone...

This is a good, late Georgian, ironstone dinner plate, hand decorated in pattern no. 15, manufactured by the English Davenport factory, which was situated in Longport, Staffordshire, England between 1794 and 1887. The oriental garden "Imari" pattern is transfer printed in cobalt blue of different shades, then all hand coloured with different enamels in good detail. The pattern is called "Bamboo and...

This is a good early hand painted ironstone (stone china) saucer dish or plate, made by William Davenport and Co., Longport, Staffordshire Potteries, England, George 111rd period, ci...