Essex Jewelry and Antiques

c1895 English Stone China Flying Bird Oval Meat Fish Serving Platter by Ashworth

$312.00

Presented is a fine antique English stone china serving platter, dating to circa 1890-1900. This platter is made in the highly sought after Flying Bird pattern, which is a vibrant and colorful Chinoiserie pattern depicting a long tailed bird in flight surrounded by stunning flowers and foliage. The palette is a very eye-catching array of blues, greens, orange, and pink shades, with fine gold gilt detailing. This pattern was originally made by Davenport starting circa 1815, but would go on to be made by Mason's Ironstone and other companies as well; this Ashworth version differs slightly in terms of palette, but the design is the same. We have many additional pieces in this pattern from the same estate including some particularly rare examples, which you can find by searching “Flying Bird” in our store.

This piece is in excellent condition. There are some minor surface abrasions here and there, but nothing of any significance. There are no chips, no cracks, no breaks, and no repairs.

The platter is stamped on the reverse with the mark for Ashworth Bros, Hanley, England.

The platter measures about 16 3/4 by 13 3/8 inches, LxW. The usable interior surface area of the tray is about 12 by 8 1/2 inches. -jm