LILIES OF THE VALLEY PATTERN 1950S COLCLOUGH ROYAL VALE 3 TRIOS AND 1 DUO

A BEAUTIFUL LILIES OF THE VALLEY PATTERN TEASET BY COLCLOUGH ROYAL VALE. CONSISTS OF 3 TRIOS (TEACUP, SAUCER AND SIDEPLATE) AND 1 DUO (TEACUP AND SAUCER). SOME GLAZE SCRAPES ON ONE SIDEPLATE BUT ALL IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS.
THE PRINTED MARK DATES THESE TRIOS TO THE PERIOD 1953 TO 1955.
 
LILIES OF THE VALLEY PATTERN NO 8586:
Lovely pattern of bell shaped white Lilies of the Valley flowers amongst elongated large leaves and other pink flowers.
Lily of the valley is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe. In Germanic mythology, lily of the valley flowers have been associated with the humility and purity of the virgin goddess Ostara. In Christian legend, Eve's tears turned into lilies of the valley as she was expelled from the Garden of Eden.
 
MARKINGS:
Marked Bone China ROYAL VALE MADE IN ENGLAND PAT NO 8586
This printed mark dates to the period 1953 to 1955. Between 1956 and 1964 the mark looked similar but had a product of Ridgway Potteries underneath included.
 
SIZE: CUPS 11,0CM WIDE UP TO HANDLE 7,5CM HIGH
SAUCERS 14CM DIAMETER 2,0CM HIGH
SIDE PLATE 16,2CM DIAMETER 1,5CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: GLAZE SCRAPES ON ONE SIDEPLATE. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION.
 
ROYAL VALE CHINA LTD (1913 - 1964):
In 1913 a Royal Licence was granted to the Colclough company to produce Royal Vale, as a registered trademark for Colclough China. Royal Vale was produced until 1964. Ridgway Pottery later merged with the Booths & Colclough China Company in 1955.
Through the years Ridgway has produced china with the following names, Colclough China, Malvern China, Melba Bone China, Royal Vale and Royal Adderley with different stamps for each company as time went by.
 
COLCLOUGH CHINA LTD (1937 - 1948):
In 1937 Colclough China was formed by H. J. Colclough and E. B. Shaw from the merger of the businesses of HJ Colclough (1897-1937), Thomas Morris and the Osborne China Co.
In 1944 the business was acquired by Booths Ltd (a member of the Pearson Group) and from mid-1945 the two firms operated co-operatively. In 1948 the two companies, Booths Ltd and Colclough China Ltd, formally amalgamated as Booths & Colclough Ltd. 
They on their turn became part of the Ridgways Group in 1955 and part of the Royal Doulton group in 1972. Manufacturing under the Colclough & Booths name ceased in 1996.
To summarise: H J Colclough Vale works Goddard Street, Longton Staffs 1897-1937 subsequently Colclough China Ltd 1937-1948 and Booths & Colcloughs Ltd 1948-1954 1955-onwards, part of the Ridgways Group.
 
RIDGWAY (1794-:
The Ridgway family was one of the important dynasties manufacturing Staffordshire pottery with a large number of family members and business names, over a period from the 1790s to the late 20th century. In their heyday in the mid-19th century there were several different potteries run by different branches of the family. Most of their wares were earthenware. 
The first generation were Job Ridgway (17591813) and his younger brother George (c. 17581823), who together established a factory at Hanley in 1794. Ridgway Pottery later merged with the Booths & Colclough China Company in 1955, and later became a part of Royal Doulton in 1972.

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