RARE LARGE ANTIQUE 1908 - 1925 F.WINKLE & Co, WHIELDON WARE CERAMIC SERVING PLATTER - DALMENY PATTERN
THE BUSINESS WAS BEGUN IN 1885 AT THE PEARL POTTERY IN HANLEY BETWEEN F.WINKLE AND WOOD. IN 1888 THE PAIR JOINTLY OPENED THE PURPOSE BUILT COLONIAL POTTERY WORKS IN WHIELDON ROAD ON THE BORDER OF STOKE AND FENTON. IN 1890 THE TEAM SPLIT AND WOOD CONTINUED AT THE PEARL POTTERY WHILE WINKLE CONTINUED AT THE WHIELDON ROAD COLONIAL WORKS. IN THE EARLY 1900's THE COLONIAL WORKS WAS PURCHASED BY THE HEWITT BROTHERS WILLIAM AND JOSEPH WHO CONTINUED UNDER THE NAME F. WINKLE & Co. IN 1911 THE BUSINESS BECAME A LIMITED LIABILITY (Ltd) COMPANY. IN 1931 THE COMPANY WAS TAKEN OVER BY RIDGWAYS. IN 1949 THE COMPANY AT WHIELDON ROAD BECAME A SUBSIDIARY OF DOULTON & Co. THE COLONIAL WORKS WERE DEMOLISHED IN 2000
THIS RARE ITEM IS A LARGE CERAMIC SERVING PLATTER MANUFACTURED BY F. WINKLE & Co AS WHIELDON WARE BETWEEN 1908 AND 1925, AND THE LACK OF "Ltd" ON THE MANUFACTURERS MARK WOULD PLACE THE DATE OF ITEMS MANUFACTURE BEFORE 1911.
THE PLATTER IS DECORATED IN THE BLUE COLLECTABLE DALMENY PATTERN OF WHICH VERY LIMITED EXAMPLES EXIST TODAY. THE PATTEN IS ALMOST ASIAN IN NATURE AND DEPICTS STAR SHAPED LEAF ARRANGEMENTS WITH STAR MOTIFS SEPARATING, ALL WITH FLORAL CARTOUCHE SET AT REGULAR SPACED INTERVALS AND HIGHLIGHTED ALONG THE VERGE WITH DRAPED BLUE CROSSES
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH IN FLOW BLUE WITH - ".DALMENY, WHIELDON WARE, F. WINKLE & Co, ENGLAND"
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/w/winkle.html
http://anoldmansstuff-ca.3dcartstores.com/F-Winkle-Co-Colonial-Pottery-12-Serving-Platter-Alton_p_625.html
http://www.antiques.com/classified/Antique-Porcelain---Pottery/Antique-Plates---Chargers/Antique-F-Winkle-Co-Knowsley-Flow-Blue-White-England-Porcelain-Charger-
CONDITION : THE PLATTER HAS AGE RELATED CRAZING UNDERNEATH ASIDE FROM WHICH THE ITEM IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR DAMAGES ETC
SIZE : 3.8cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....30.4cm by 22.8cm OVAL BASE.....42cm LENGTH.....34cm WIDTH
POSTAGE : Postage method is Buyers Choice
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