A.T Finney & Sons Ltd owned the tradename DUCHESS from 1947 onwards and were based in Longton, Staffordshire
DUCHESS - Side Plate ONLY
England
Circa period 1970's ~ 1980's ("Modern" China)
Fine brilliant White Bone China base
Translucent, meaning if held to the light you can see your fingers through the china
Design: Susie (Pattern 406) with simple, uninspiring artwork featuring two separate flower groupings, one being much larger than the other. Flowers featured are Yellow daisies along with smaller Purple flowers and foliage. Why is it named Susie? NI (No Idea) You may notice that this pattern is VERY similar to another I have from DUCHESS, but look more closely and there are differences ...
Decoration is definitely transferware
Gold gilding around the outer scalloped rim only
Dimensions: 165mm diameter
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
There are no Artist nor Gold gilder's marks
COSMETIC CONDITION:
CLEAN
NO cracks
NO discolouration or wear to the decorative work
NO crazing observed (wet & dry checked)
Gold gilding is in good condition with no signs of handling or washing wear.
On the underside I do see/feel two very small fleabites, very difficult to see normally unless you hunt for them.
Additionally I discovered two little "bumps" where the ceramic is RAISED from the surface, not a fleabite but some sort of factory introduced flaw
