Burgess & Leigh Hill Pottery Old Castle Floral 9 3/4" Plate Flow Blue 1862-1867

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Burgess & Leigh Hill Pottery Old Castle Floral 9 3/4" Plate Flow Blue 1862-1867
Burgess & Leigh Hill Pottery Old Castle Floral 9 3/4" Plate Flow Blue 1862-1867
Exquisite Decorative 9 3/4" SCALLOPED Fluted FLOW BLUE PLATE from BURGESS & LEIGH HILL POTTERY, Old Castle Pattern, Castle scene with wide floral Garland, circa 1862-1867
DESCRIPTION:
The beautiful scalloped fluted decorative plate was produced in a dark flow blue color.  The castle scene has an elaborate castle surrounded by flowing palm trees and a wall.
The floral garland on the rim
is beautifully dark as it flows into the verge of the plate.
CONDITION:
While this plate is classified as used, the condition is excellent.  There are no chips, nicks, cracks, rubbings, scratches or hairlines.  There is fine crazing on the front and back.  The crazing has a light brown tint particularly on the back.  As is normal, the 3 stilt marks are evident on the back, but they are not prominent.  When lilted in the light, you can find very minor knife marks.
DIMENSIONS:
The plate is 9 3/4" with a height of 1".
HISTORY/MARKS:
William Leigh and Frederick Rathbone Burgess started the business in Tunstall, England.  Starting in 1851 at the Central Pottery in Burslem and continuing to the present day, the company has had a 161 year success story.  With expansion the business made several moves landing in the Hill Pottery in 1867 and the Middleport Pottery in 1889 in Middleport where they still are today.  In 1999, the board of directors were all descendants of William Leigh after his son Edmund Leigh assumed sole ownership of the company after the death of Richard Burgess in 1912.  Narrowly missing receivership in 1999, the company was purchased by Rosemary and William Dorling resulting in the name change to Burgess, Dorling & Leigh, Ltd.  In 2010, Burleigh was acquired by Denby Holdings Limited, the parent company of Denby Pottery, the well known UK ceramics and consumer goods manufacturer and their current patterns can be ordered online to this day.  This plate has the impressed "B&L" England mark (as cited in Geoffrey A. Godden’s Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks impressed mark #712 used 1862-1867) as well as the Old Castle pattern name with “W” in rhombus.
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This is ready to use or display with pride in your home.
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