Royal Albert 1966-1980 Winsome Pattern (Small Pink Roses) Two Handled Cake Plate

A ROYAL ALBERT TWO HANDLED CAKE PLATE IN THE BEAUTIFUL WINSOME PATTERN THAT WAS PRODUCED FROM 1966 TO 2001. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL FLORAL PATTERN WITH SMALL PINK ROSES AND SMALL BLUE FLOWERS WITH GREEN FOLIAGE. THE RIM IS SCALLOPED AND GOLD TRIMMED WITH OUTER EDGES FLUTED.
 
THIS PLATE WAS MADE BETWEEN 1966 AND 1980 AS FURTHER INDICATED BY THE BACKSTAMP WITH ENGLAND ON IT BUT WITHOUT A COPYRIGHT DATE.  NOTE I HAVE ALSO 5 ROYAL ALBERT TRIOS, A CREAMER AND SUGAR POT AND AN ODD SAUCER AND SIDEPLATE IN THE WINSOME PATTERN ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.
 
WINSOME PATTERN (1966-2001):
A BEAUTIFUL FLORAL PATTERN WITH SMALL PINK ROSES AND BLUE FLOWERS SCATTERED AROUND THE OUTSIDE RIM OR BODY. RIM IS SCALLOPED AND GOLD TRIMMED WITH OUTER EDGES FLUTED. THE ITEMS AND TEACUPS IN THIS PATTERN CAME IN THE MONTROSE SHAPE (This shape was first introduced in 1962 with the "Old Country Roses" Pattern). The teacups are characterised by their high rising handles and fluted bodies and footed bases.
 
SIZE: 26CM FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE 23CM DIAMETER 2CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
 
ROYAL ALBERT BONE CHINA LOGO FEOM BEFORE 1980:
THE BACKSTAMP MARK IS WITH ENGLAND AND HAS NO COPYRIGHT DATE ON IT.
FIRST IT WAS ROYAL ALBERT. THEN FROM 1905 TO 1934 IT WAS ROYAL ALBERT CROWN CHINA. BY 1935 IT BECAME ROYAL ALBERT BONE CHINA. THIS PARTICULAR BONE CHINA STAMP WITH COPYRIGHT DATE ON IT (BACKSTAMPS IN THE LATE 1970S TO EARLY 1980S FOR THE FIRST TIME HAD COPYRIGHT DATES ON THEM) DATES FROM THE 1970S TO 2002.
AFTER 2002 NO ENGLAND ON BACKSTAMPS: ON 20TH DECEMBER 2002, ROYAL DOULTON CEASED ROYAL ALBERT PRODUCTION IN ENGLAND AND MOVED MANUFACTURE TO ASIA WITH BACKSTAMPS NOT HAVING THE WORD "ENGLAND" ON IT. THIS CONTINUED AFTER THE WEDGWOOD TAKEOVER OF ROYAL DOULTON AND THE ROYAL ALBERT NAME IN 2005.
AFTER 2009 WWRD ADDED ON BACKSTAMPS: IN 2009 - ROYAL ALBERT WAS ONE OF THE THREE BRANDS TO SURVIVE THE SALE OF WATERFORD WEDGWOOD ASSETS. THE COMPANY IS NOW KNOWN AS "WWRD" WITH IT APPEARING ON THE  NEW 2012 BACKSTAMPS

ROYAL ALBERT (1896-present): ROYAL ALBERT CHINA IS FINE BONE CHINA AND HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN ENGLAND SINCE 1896. ROYAL ALBERT CHINA WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED IN THE ALBERT POTTERY WORKS LONGTON. ROYAL ALBERT CROWN CHINA WAS A BRAND OF THOMAS C WILD AND CO. BY 1935 THE ROYAL ALBERT CROWN CHINA AND TCW BRANDING HAD DEVELOPED INTO ROYAL ALBERT BONE CHINA.
IN 1964 T C WILD & CO WAS BOUGHT BY THE PEARSON GROUP THEN MERGED WITH LAWLEYS LTD TO FORM ALLIED ENGLISH POTTERIES LTD, BUT WILD WAS ALLOWED TO OPERATE ALMOST INDEPENDENTLY, AND ROYAL ALBERT CHINA CONTINUED AS A LEADING CHINA BRAND OF THE COMPANY.
T. C. WILD & SONS LTD CONTINUED PRODUCTION OF THEIR ICONIC ROYAL ALBERT CHINA AT THE EDENSOR WORKS, THROUGHOUT THE 1960'S AND IN 1970 T C WILD WAS RENAMED ROYAL ALBERT LTD. IN 1972 THE ROYAL DOULTON GROUP ACQUIRED THE PEARSON GROUP, AND ALL ITS SUBSIDIARIES. PRODUCTION OF ROYAL ALBERT CHINA WAS TRANSFERRED TO ST MARY'S WORKS UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 1998.
BETWEEN 1998 AND 2002 ROYAL ALBERT CHINA PRODUCTION WAS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER WORKS INCLUDING FACTORIES IN INDONESIA, SO NOT ALL ROYAL ALBERT CHINA IS IN FACT ENGLISH! 
IN 2005 WEDGWOOD TOOK OVER THE ROYAL DOULTON GROUP, AND THE ROYAL ALBERT CHINA BRAND. WEDGWOOD CHINA ITSELF WENT INTO RECEIVERSHIP IN 2008, THE CURRENT BRAND OWNERS ARE WWRD HOLDING LTD.

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