A large Victorian ironstone dinner service by Ashworth Brothers, England, circa 1880
A large Victorian ironstone dinner service by Ashworth Brothers, England, circa 1880
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A very large ironstone dinner service by Ashworth Brothers, made in England in the latter paeret of the 19th century. Having Chinoiserie style pattern hand painted on each pieces representing flowers and birds, the dinner service is comprised of 79 pieces to include:
12 soup plates, 12 dinner plates, 12 side plates, 12 dessert plates, 1 soup tureen, 2 vegetable tureens, 2 sauce tureens, 2 sauce boats, 5 graduated serving platters, 1 large serving platter with strainer.
Ashworth Brothers were one of the principal producers of earthenware dinner services from 1861 to 1968. In 1968 Ashworth Brothers was renamed Mason's Ironstone China Limited. Messrs Ashworth possess the original Mason Ironstone designs and moulds and have produced 'Mason's Ironstone' to a considerable extent, sometimes re-using the Mason printed marks.
Condition: some discolouration to the yellow glaze on the rims of the plates, two of the large sauce tureens have hairline cracks to them, one small tureen lid with hairline crack, ladle missing to one of the sauce tureen. Generally in good condition, in line with light use
Dimensions: soup plates 26.5cm, dinner plates 26.5, side plates 23cm, dessert plates 19cm, large tureen 32cm high, largest platter 49cm wide