Aynsley Pembroke Fine Bone China Dinner Plate

At 21 cm wide, this Aynsley Pembroke fine bone china dinner plate presents the pattern's distinctive bird motif, colourful floral sprays, and delicate gilt border across a form that is both a functional tableware piece and a display object of genuine decorative quality, the luminosity of the bone china body giving the hand-painted decoration a depth and brightness that earthenware or porcelain of lesser quality cannot match.

Made by Aynsley China of Stoke-on-Trent, this dinner plate is part of the Pembroke tableware range, one of the house's most enduring and widely collected patterns since its introduction in the mid-20th century. The Pembroke pattern's combination of a vivid bird motif, hand-painted floral sprays in rich colours, and a delicate gilt border has made it one of the most recognisable and sought-after designs in English bone china, and the dinner plate, as the centrepiece of any table setting, is among the most important pieces in the range. The quality of the painting and gilding on Aynsley pieces of this period is consistently high, and this example is in very good condition throughout.

• Maker: Aynsley China, England
• Pattern: Pembroke
• Dimensions: 1 cm (H) x 21 cm (W)
• Condition: Very Good
• Features: Bird motif, colourful floral sprays, gilt border
• Period: 20th century
• SKU: CBD-0011

A classic collector's piece for the Aynsley Pembroke enthusiast. Pairs naturally with the soup plate (CBD-0010), the charger plate (CBD-0012), and the wider Aynsley Pembroke collection.