When did the Davenport porcelain company start making porcelain?
Originaly an earthenware pottery, it began to make good-quality porcelain of hybrid hard-paste type c.1800, and from about 1810 onwards it concentrated on bone china tea and dessert services. At the beginning of the 19th century the factory was very fashionable and numbered the Prince Regent among its customers.
How many pieces of Davenport stoneware are there?
Antique Davenport stoneware part dinner set blue and white pattern, marked to bases, comprising a total of 5 pieces: 2 soup bowls, 2 dinner plates, and a serving platter. Three 19th century dishes, decorated in underglaze blue, two Davenport ‘Country House’, ‘Chinoiserie Ruins’ and one John Meir ‘Palladian Country House’, impressed marks to bases.
How big is a Davenport porcelain dessert plate?
Fine condition. A Davenport Porcelain Dessert Plate c.1850, with pierced border and flower moulding, picked out in gilt, painted with a landscape on apple green ground. Dimensions: 22.5 cm diam. Marks: Pattern 2280 painted in red.
What are the dimensions of a Davenport plaque?
Dimensions: 14cm high. Marks: impressed Davenport and anchor mark. Condition: Cover missing, one handle restored, a tiny chip on the foot rim. A Davenport Porcelain Plaque c.1850-60 of rectangular shape printed and painted with a scotish view. Dimensions: 17cm x 11.5cm. Marks: Impressed “Davenport Patent” and an anchor device in between.
What kind of Mark was used on Davenport porcelain?
Overglaze printed mark on porcelains, c.1815-30. Basic mark used later (c.1840+) but then occurs in underglaze blue. Rare printed mark on early porcelains, prior to 1820; on some seemingly Davenport wares only the name ‘LONGPORT’ appears.
Fine condition. A Davenport Porcelain Dessert Plate c.1850, with pierced border and flower moulding, picked out in gilt, painted with a landscape on apple green ground. Dimensions: 22.5 cm diam. Marks: Pattern 2280 painted in red.
Dimensions: 14cm high. Marks: impressed Davenport and anchor mark. Condition: Cover missing, one handle restored, a tiny chip on the foot rim. A Davenport Porcelain Plaque c.1850-60 of rectangular shape printed and painted with a scotish view. Dimensions: 17cm x 11.5cm. Marks: Impressed “Davenport Patent” and an anchor device in between.
When did they start printing the name Davenport?
DAVENPORT Very many printed wares of the 1815-50 period bear different printed marks incorporating the name ‘Davenport’ and often the name of the pattern. Overglaze printed mark on porcelains, c.1815-30. Basic mark used later (c.1840+) but then occurs in underglaze blue.
