HISTORY:
While my wife and I have always collected 'older' English chinaware, often it is not practical for everyday use, only being 'brought out' on special occasions.
However, this Calico Red design tableware has been a standard, everyday use chinaware and of a much later period, the late 1980's
I am also offering other items of 'Calico Red' HERE - we decided that offering these piece by piece offered those interested the greatest flexibility to suit their needs ...
ROYAL DOULTON - Dinner Plate
Circa 1988 onwards
Design: Calico Red
Semi-translucent china, meaning that if held to a strong light source you can see the light through the china but at a reduced level compared to 'Bone China'
Style: Octagonal shaped rim with smooth rounded edges
Design: Dominated by a light, pale Red artwork comprising parallel lines and numerous petite flowers (which appear similar to daisies). The flower petals do have some Green/Blue colouring in addition to the Red.
Transferware (the days of hand painted chinaware had long since passed!)
Additional 'modern' features:
Microwave safe
Dishwasher safe
Chip resistant
Freezer safe
Oven safe
That is a pretty extensive list of 'safe' environments! Although I must say that we didn't wish to attempt fate (these were VERY expensive at the time) so we always hand washed in warm water and never put our food into the refrigerator while still on the plate.
Size: 10.5 inches (270mm) diameter
COSMETIC CONDITION:
DESCRIPTION APPLIES TO BOTH PLATES (We have two of these)
USED
NO wear or damage to the artwork
NO chips
NO cracks
NO discolouration to the base or design
NO crazing observed (Wet & Dry testing)
Yes, these are not "perfecto"! After all we have used them, so there are some very light knife 'scratch' marks around the centre area of the plate - perfectly normal for an 'everyday' item. These scratches are certainly not easy to observe, they are very light and difficult to spot.
Although this is one of our 'everyday' pieces (we have moved onto other types of china these days), we still treat it with respect and it is now within a sealed clear plastic packet to protect it from the environment while waiting for a new 'home'
