Chamberlains Worcester Pair of Dishes, Orange and Gilt Floral Border, ca 1810

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Chamberlains Worcester Pair of Dishes, Orange and Gilt Floral Border, ca 1810

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This is a beautiful pair of square dishes made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1810. The dishes have a nice lobed shape, and a stunning orange ground border with a richly gilded floral pattern, and an elegant gilt wreath and flower in the centre. These dishes originally belonged to a large dessert service. 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. The dish is marked with the hand written red Chamberlains Worcester mark. Provenance: Frank Herrmann Collection An example of this pattern, but a crested form, can be seen in plate 159 in Geoffrey A. Godden's book "Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain 1788-1852" CONDITION REPORT The dishes are in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing and just some light 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 could have some firing specks from flying particles. British makers were also known for their experimentation, which sometimes 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: ca 21cm (8.25") X 21cm (8.25").

Creator:
Chamberlains Worcester (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Depth: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Neoclassical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1810-1819
Date of Manufacture:
ca 1810
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing, some minimal wear as visible in the pictures.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: LW-CHA011stDibs: LU4805139184802