Churchill Blue Willow Dinner and Charger Plate Set

Presented together as a dinner plate and charger plate set, this Churchill Blue Willow pair layers the classic Blue Willow landscape across two scales, the larger charger providing a decorative underplate that frames the dinner plate with an additional ring of the cobalt blue Willow pattern and creates a table setting of genuine visual impact.

Made by Churchill China of Stoke-on-Trent, one of England's most enduring transferware manufacturers, this dinner and charger plate set is part of the Blue Willow range, Churchill's version of the Blue Willow pattern that has been one of the most enduringly popular and widely produced patterns in English transferware since its introduction in the late 18th century. The charger plate, at 26 cm in diameter, is the largest plate form in the Churchill Blue Willow range, and when used as an underplate for the dinner plate, it creates a layered presentation of the Blue Willow landscape that gives the table setting a formal elegance suited to the most considered of dining occasions. The quality of the Churchill transferware printing, which renders the classic landscape of willow trees, pagodas, bridges, and birds with the crispness and clarity that the pattern demands, is consistent across both plates, giving the set a visual coherence that suits both display and use. Both pieces are in very good condition throughout.

• Maker: Churchill China, Stoke-on-Trent, England
• Pattern: Blue Willow
• Set: Dinner plate and charger plate
• Dimensions: 26 cm (diameter, charger)
• Condition: Very Good
• Features: Classic Blue Willow transfer landscape, layered presentation, cobalt blue on white
• Period: 20th century
• SKU: SKU-00246

A versatile Churchill Blue Willow set for the collector or the table. Pairs naturally with the side plate (SKU-00243), the tea cup and saucer (SKU-00241), and the wider Blue Willow collection.