English chinaware - Alfred Meakin
Bleu De Roi is the name of the design, Alfred Meakin produced various decoration patterns within this design - this is the 1867 pattern.
Design: Bleu De Roi
Pattern #1867
Bleu De Roi is a French term, which in English means "Kings Blue"
Based on the makers mark underneath each piece, these items were produced post 1945, the exact year cannot be determined but certainly not earlier than 1945
DINNER SERVICE, comprising of:
6x large dinner plates 9.5" (25cm)
5x medium dinner plates 9" (23cm) *** note the absence of one medium dinner plate
6x soup bowls 7.25" (18.5cm)
1x large oval serving dish 11.25" (29cm) x 14" (36cm)
1x medium oval serving dish 9.5" (25cm) x 11.75" (31cm)
1x medium oval serving dish 9" (22.5cm) x 11.25" (29cm)
1x soup tureen with lid 8" (20cm) x 2.5" (6.5cm)
21 pieces in total
All pieces are in very good condition and all pieces are showing little signs of use EXCEPT the Soup Tureen which does have a small chip in the lid handle and some medium wear to the gold gilding in the same area.
No obvious cracks on any piece
No stain marks
Very little crazing
Gold gilding on all pieces is in very good condition with little signs of handling wear
All pieces have the makers mark (gold stamped) along with the factory workers ID "marks"
These are original pieces, not reproductions
My asking price is for the complete service as listed above BUT I am willing to consider selling part of the service by negotiation
Bleu De Roi design description: Cream/white background, extensive use of gold gilding/artwork and the distinctive Colbalt-Royal Blue banding
Visually stunning, very "regal" looking
This dinner service is HEAVY and quite bulky when properly packed for shipping. I will do my best to work with interested persons to keep the shipping cost down OR if within the Sydney metro area (roughly) I could probably make the delivery myself.
