Black Knight Pheasants and Fruits Plates Fine China

I can’t seem to find much information on these dishes. Can anyone assist?

 

You can see that the gold mark is covering another mark. That indicates a decorator company using blanks from someone else.

 

I read in a listing that the Black Knight is the mark of N.Y. importer Graham and Zenger, used about 1925-41, but you should verify.

 

Interestingly, I had a soup bowl apparently from the same decorator, but I guess no other mark to cover:

 

It appears that Hohenberg Bavaria manufactured for them (there could be others). This plate has a similar flower basket. Your plate looks to be good quality.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/383228249516668463/

 

Yes Hutschenreuther and Hohenberg are the same manufacturer.

 

Lovely plate!

 

It appears to me that a simple blank would not need a registered pat, number. Has anyone else found that Continental "blanks" can include the gold verge and rim? I see the same verges and rims across many patterns as I do with those eternal medallion basket decals. I have a dozen of these^^^ in black with simple, un-encrusted verge and rim. The back stamp is the size of a tic-tac and the picture was the best of a dozen. I seem to have the gold foot on most of my "German-ish" plates as well.

 

I'm not sure what you're asking, but the OP's plate seems to indicate that the decoration is registered, not the blank.

 

If you hold the plate to a strong light, you might be able to make out the name under that gold mark.

 

They definitely made some of the most beautiful & elegant Restaurantware i've ever seen.Here's a piece I found on Ebay w/a crest & the title 'Coronado'. Whether this is for the famous Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego,who knows ?
PS-Some of Hutschenreuther's figural pieces seem command decent money.

 

There were tons of American-made china companies back then,so perhaps the 'Black Knight' line offered something different from Mayer,Shenango,Homer Laughlin,etc ?

 

The crest is of the Hotel Coronado in St. Louis, Missouri according to this:

https://rwcn-idwiki-2.restaurantwarecollectors.com/content/coronado-hotel-3/

Debora

 

The Coronado expedition ended in eastern Kansas, almost reaching St. Louis which explains the name.

Debora

 

Thanks Debora-The Coronado sat vacant for decades,but then was bought & restored & became student housing & retail space.These old grand old hotels are some of America's best historic architecture & so many have been demolished-good to see a survivor.

 

I agree.

Debora