Ivy Leaf Trio consisting of Colclough Cup Chipped and Crown Royal Saucer and Tea Plate

Vintage 1950's Ivy Leaf Trio consisting of Colclough Cup Chipped and Crown Royal Saucer and Tea Plate. There is a chip on the lip of the cup. Please see the photo. No Cracks or Crazing. The Gild is 85% intact.

The Cup measures 9cm in diameter and 7.5cm in hight, the Saucer 14cm and the Cake Plate 16cm.

History of The Colclough China Company

The Colclough china company was founded in 1890 by Herbert Joseph Colclough, who was an ex-Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent. Mr Colclough was a very conscientious man who loved his pottery and was known on occasion to stay up all night next to his kilns, which he had packed, so that he could be the first to see the new designs when they emerged. After expanding his company, he moved to the Vale potteries in Longton and was honoured when in 1913 he was visited by King George V and Queen Mary who gave royal licence for the company to produce Royal Vale china. In the 1930's Colclough China Limited was expanding fast and it was then that they started to produce the tea and dinner ware that we know today. They were the first company to produce fine bone china for the every day market which was marketed by the piece, ruling out the need for large sets to be purchased first. In 1948, Colclough China Limited took over Booths and Adderley and then in the early 1950's merged with the Ridgeway Company. Colclough and Ridgeway became part of the Royal Doulton Group in the early 1970's. However, in 1996, Colclough production discontinued and manufacture ceased.