Essex Jewelry and Antiques
Pair Antique c1870s Copeland England Cake Stands Compotes Butterfly Wild Grasses
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$183.00
Presented is a pair of lovely, gilded creamy white antique dessert stands or pedestal compotes produced in the middle to late 1800's by Copeland of England. The platters feature a colorful arrangement of wild grasses where a large English peacock butterfly lights amidst the stems.
The underside of each stand bears the W. T. Copeland of Stoke-on-Trent England maker's mark indicating the date of the piece to be between 1851 and 1885. There is also a hand-written identifying number in red.
The condition of this antique set is quite good for its age. The stands display beautifully with some wear to the painted scene on one in particular, as evident in our photos, and trivial gilt wear on both. There are no cracks anywhere, but there is one small chip in the underside of one stand's rim.
Dimensions: The diameter of the platters is 9 1/2 inches.
The height is 2 3/8 inches.
Base diameter is 5 1/8 inches. tm
The underside of each stand bears the W. T. Copeland of Stoke-on-Trent England maker's mark indicating the date of the piece to be between 1851 and 1885. There is also a hand-written identifying number in red.
The condition of this antique set is quite good for its age. The stands display beautifully with some wear to the painted scene on one in particular, as evident in our photos, and trivial gilt wear on both. There are no cracks anywhere, but there is one small chip in the underside of one stand's rim.
Dimensions: The diameter of the platters is 9 1/2 inches.
The height is 2 3/8 inches.
Base diameter is 5 1/8 inches. tm