Description
Two birds among flowers and foliage decorate this Furnivals Old Chelsea soup plate.
The recessed well gives the piece a deeper profile than a flat dinner plate, with the blue transfer design arranged across the interior. The reverse carries the Viking ship trademark, Furnivals Limited wording, Old Chelsea pattern name and registration number 647812. The marked pattern and maker are retained, but the design registration is not treated as the year of manufacture. The ship mark provides a second decorative element on the otherwise plain reverse, contrasting with the detailed bird-and-flower design on the front. The bird-and-flower composition is the main point of comparison, alongside the shape of the well and the distinctive ship backstamp on the underside. Related pieces appear in Ceramics and Blues and Whites.
- Maker: Furnivals Limited, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
- Dimensions: 3.5 cm high × 22.5 cm in diameter.
- Condition: Excellent.
- Features: Blue and white bird-and-flower transfer decoration, a recessed well and a Viking ship backstamp with Rd. No. 647812.
- Period: Estimated circa 1915 to 1930s
- SKU: SKU-00752
A distinctive piece for collectors of Furnivals tableware, bird-and-flower transferware or English soup plates.