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Ridgway Dessert Plate, Sublime Flowers and Gilt, Victorian 1845-1850

Name: Ridgway Dessert Plate, Sublime Flowers and Gilt, Victorian 1845-1850
Brand: Ridgway Porcelain
Rating: 5 (44 reviews)

Price:$425

$485List Price

About the Item

This is a stunning dessert plate made by Ridgway some time between 1845 and 1850. It would have belonged to a large dessert service. The plate is beautifully shaped and has a rich decoration of lavish gilt and stunning hand painted flowers. I have another plate, as well as a high footed comport, in the same pattern, please see separate listings. 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 in very white porcelain with beautifully sculpted rims. The gilding consists of a lavish pattern, and the plate has several stunningly beautiful hand painted flowers; dramatic tulips in the central reserve. A charming detail is that if you look carefully at the yellow tulip, you will see an accidental thumb finger print of the artist :-) The plate is unmarked as was common in this period, except the pattern number 8831, which dates it to between 1845 and 1850. CONDITION REPORT The plate is in perfect antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing and no rubbing, as 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 and please feel free to ask questions or request more detailed pictures! DIMENSIONS 23cm (9").

Creator:
Ridgway Porcelain (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Diameter: 9 in (22.86 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1840-1849
Date of Manufacture:
1845-1850
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In perfect antique condition without any damage, repairs, crazing or rubbing.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: LT-RID02b-11stDibs: LU4805128581592

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