Presented is a fine set of 17 English Staffordshire porcelain plates, likely by Davenport. These plates date to around the 1830s-1850s, and for that time period would easily be considered dinner size, though by modern standards they fall more between lunch and dinner size. The plates are white with sage green rims, decorated with gilt scrollwork and florettes in a peach or light orange color. Around the center are little hand painted sprays of colorful flowers, in delicate spring shades of pink, blue, yellow, purple and green, no two exactly alike.
This set is in excellent overall condition, especially considering the age and material. The plates have some minor wear to the gilding and to the floral sprays here and there, mainly to the gilt circle around the center, which happens as a result of the plates being stored in a stack. One plate has some noticeable crazing, but not discoloration. The plates ring well when tapped. There are no chips, no cracks, no breaks, and no repairs.
Each plate measures about 9 1/2 inches in diameter. -jm
