HISTORY:
Make no mistake, this piece of Royal Albert is one of the "new kids on the block" with it's English heritage being in name only. My wife collects OLD hand decorated chinaware's and at times she is given pieces that someone else feels she would like to have but this is NOT one of those pieces she desires (too young!) After a discrete "waiting period" so as not to offend the giver of this gift, she now wants it out the door ...
If the Royal Albert history, quality and look of their older products is of primary interest then this very contemporary Sugar bowl (with lid) just does not fit that category. Old Royal Albert is known for it's lightness, translucency and high quality - often using Roses in their decorations, the most famous being Old Country Rose released in 1962. One final distinction of the older Royal Albert products was the fact they were made in England!
This "modern" Royal Albert is genuine Albert (parent company Royal Doulton) product but it was not produced in England as Royal Doulton (the owner of the Royal Albert company since 1972) later moved all Royal Albert production offshore to Asia
Oh yes there is a mention of England in the backstamp but that is only a reference to the Royal Albert tradename and there is no sign of the text MADE IN ENGLAND, just ENGLAND
So with all that in mind, if you are an avid Royal Albert "old" collector then this probably would be of no interest to you but if however you just wanted to have the "Royal Albert" name amongst your trinkets and tableware, then this pin dish will suit fine.
To see the other ROYAL ALBERT chinaware pieces which may still be available, take a look HERE
ROYAL ALBERT - Pin Disk ONLY
Country of origin: not ENGLAND and most likely "somewhere" in the Asian region
Series: Flower Of The Month
Design: Snow Drops
Bone China
Slightly translucent, which means if held to the light you can "just" see the shadow of your fingers through the china
The transferware decoration comprises three groups of Snow Drop flowers with foliage, one group of flowers being dominant.
Gold gilding to the smooth round outer edge rim
DIMENSIONS:
90mm diameter
WEIGHT:
60g
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
This is a closeup of the actual item backstamp, not a cut//paste from some online advertisement (I have seen others do this!)
Note the lack of sharp text detail in places, even the backstamp isn't up to the standards of old Royal Albert!
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
NO cracks!
NO fleabites or chips
NO discolouration to the base White china nor the decorations
NO damage at all to the decorations
NO handling or rubbing wear to the Gold gilding is apparent, very nice
