Hicks and Meigh Stone China tray

Ooh that rhymes.

Found this today. I've had an oriental themed day myself..

Nasty Nick so I ummed and arrrrhed for ages before committing my self to it.. it was £16 but I couldn't resist. It's 36cm long. I have found a few trays/platters with the same imari pattern but can't find one with the handles. I have span the tray photo 90' which seems to have destroyed the perspective. It doesn't really have one massive handle.

Strangely enough, the handles were the deal breaker.

 

There are some handled undertrays around. Are you looking for prices?

Sorry for the edit.

 

Wow. Thanks, what a set. Not seen that one yet. Amazed the loops on the tureen lids are in one piece.

 

Sorry to be shallow like my tray, but yes. Cryptic quid question. I think it's a tureen tray. It's likely meant for carrying something rather than just serving as there is a lip around the edge to stop things from sliding.

 

From Godden, Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain (rev. ed. 1991), p.552: "The British Royal Arms...occur...in marks of many 19th and 20th century British manufacturers. ... The basic form can be a guide to dating, for all arms engraved after 1837 will have a simple quartered shield but the pre-1837 arms have an inescutcheon or extra shield in the centre. The inescutcheon will have a cap over the top during the 1801-14 period and the was replaced by a crown from 1814 to 1837." Your mark has the pre-1937 inescutcheon and the 1814-37 crown, so it dates 1814-1836. But can be dated more closely to 1822-1835 (see my next reply).

 

Mark is Godden #2022 (p. 323) Royal Arms mark used by Hicks, Meigh, & Johnson (High Street, Shelton, Staffordshire Potteries) c. 1822-1835, manufacturers of earthenware and ironstone ("Stone China"). Presumably, 66 is the pattern.

Info on the pottery: https://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/540.htm

Oops: You already knew the pottery. I neglected reading the title of the post.

 

Good find Chin,beautiful piece- I like the earlier UK Transferware & Imari (the 'Romantic Period' ?), bit grander and has the drama.