Westminster started business in 1954 (Melbourne) and used quality fine china blanks which were then skillfully decorated locally here in Australia.
WESTMINSTER
China Side Plate
White fine china background
Design: 399
Translucent (semi-transparent, which means you can see your fingers through the china when held to the light)
The design (399) depicts violets with foliage.
Due to the extremely "clean" look of the graphics, I would say this is transferware NOT handpainted.
Gold gilding around the top edge rim
Dimensions: 168mm diameter
BACKSTAMP INFO:
Gold metallic graphic print
FINE CHINA
WESTMINSTER CHINA (folded around a graphic)
AUSTRALIA
399
CONDITION:
NO chips
NO cracks
NO discolouration
NO crazing
Design graphics are in very good condition
Gold gilding has extremely light wear - by this I mean that there is a dot here and there in the flow of the gold, this does not look to be handling wear though,
I suspect that although the graphics appear to be transferware, the gold gilding was hand applied (nice job!) and there is a small "dash" of gold on the underneath (artists mark) which seems to support this idea.
Like to see more of this Violets design, #399 - have a look HERE
