Extra large antique Georgian Caughley porcelain Nankin Saucer Dish 22 cm C.18thC

An unusual extra large antique Georgian Caughley porcelain Saucer Dish decorated in the Willow Nankin pattern, this pattern is copied almost exactly from the Chinese original, which is known as Two Birds. The unusual extra large dish also having deep sides. Having the Salopian Caughley S mark underneath.

Circa last quarter of the 18th century

Good antique condition with a tiny flake on the underneath rim mentioned for accuracy and completely insignificant and mentioned for accuracy

8.66 inches (22cm) dia X 1.57 inches (4cm) height approx

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The Caughley or Salopian Porcelain Factory was established by Thomas Turner (b.1749) in the early 1770s, possibly on the site of a pre-existing pottery and perhaps initially in partnership with Ambrose Gallimore. Thomas Turner came from Worcester where as an apprentice (possibly under Robert Hancock) in the mid 1760s he learnt the art of engraving on copper plates and transferring the designs to porcelain. These techniques were fully exploited at Caughley where 80% of the wares were decorated in underglaze blue usually from copper plates. The Caughley Porcelain Factory was operating commercially by 1775 when the first newspaper advertisements appeared. Products include tea sets, muffin plates, butter tubs, mugs, mask jugs, egg cups and drainers, custard cups, pickle shells, eye baths, asparagus servers and toy tea and table wares. With his health deteriorating, Turner sold the Caughley leases to the Coalport porcelain manufacturers John Rose, Edward Blakeway and Richard Rose in October 1799 and they continued manufacturing as the Coalport (q.v.) factory.

Geoffrey Godden ‘Caughley and Worcester Porcelains 1775-1800’ (London 1969)
The Caughley Society, ‘Caughley Blue and |White Patterns’, published by the Caughley Society, 2012