ROYAL VALE 4 !! Vintage 1959-1964 Royal Vale Fine Porcelain Country Cottage Tea Trio

VINTAGE 1959 - 1964 ROYAL VALE FINE PORCELAIN "COUNTRY COTTAGE" TEA TRIO

THIS IS THE 4th LISTED VINTAGE ROYAL VALE FINE PORCELAIN TEA TRIO WITH "COUNTRY COTTAGE" PATTERN 7382

THE COUNTRY COTTAGE PATTERN 7382 WAS DESIGNED AND RELEASED BY ROYAL VALE BONE CHINA IN THE 1950's AND DISCONTINUED DURING THE 1960's.  THE MARK UNDERNEATH EACH ITEM IN THE TRIO IS CLEARLY DURING THE PERIOD AT WHICH THE ROYAL VALE TRADE NAME BELONGED TO THE RIDGWAY GROUP.

VALE POTTERIES WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED AND BEGUN BY H.J COLCLOUGH IN LONGTON IN 1897 AND RECEIVED ROYAL LICENCE IN 1913 THROUGH A VISIT BY KING GEORGE IV, RESULTING IN THE TRADE NAME BECOMING ROYAL VALE.  IN THE 1940's CONGLOMERATE PEARSONS PURCHASED COLCLOUGH BONE CHINA Co AND WITH IT THE ROYAL VALE TRADE NAME.  IN 1952 PEARSONS PURCHASED LAWLEYS (OWNERS OF THE RIDGWAY AND ADDERLEY TRADE NAMES).  BY 1957 PEARSONS HAD ACQUIRED ROYAL ALBERT, PARAGON AND ROYAL CROWN DERBY AND BECAME ALLIED ENGLISH POTTERIES.  IN 1964 ADDERLEY / RIDGWAY WERE SOLD TO WEDGWOOD

THIS TEA TRIO COMPRISES A FINE PORCELAIN TEACUP , TEA PLATE AND SAUCER WITH FLARED VERGE AND SCALLOPED RIMS ADORNED IN GOLD TRIM.  EACH ITEM IS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED IN THE COLORFUL COUNTRY COTTAGE PATTERN 7382, ONE OF ROYAL VALES HIGHLY POPULAR RELEASES

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : ALL THREE ITEMS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "BONE CHINA, ROYAL VALE, MADE IN ENGLAND, A PRODUCT OF RIDGWAY POTTERIES Ltd"

CONDITION : BESIDES REQUIRING A POLISHING, ALL THREE ITEMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRAZING, CRACKS, CHIPS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND. 

SIZE : TEACUP - 7.4cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....4.4cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....8.5cm DIAMETER OF RIM

          SAUCER - 2.2cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....4.4cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....14cm DIAMETER OF RIM

          TEA PLATE - 1.2cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....9.5cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....16cm DIAMETER OF RIM

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