G.L. Ashworth & Bros. - Table service (22) - Earthenware - Acropolis
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A 22‑piece transferware brown earthenware dining service from the United Kingdom, produced by G.L. Ashworth & Bros. circa 1860 to the late 19th century, titled “Acropolis,” comprising five 23.5 cm soup bowls, twelve 23.5 cm dinner plates, two 18 cm dessert plates, two oval platters (one 28 cm wide by 23 cm, the other 28 cm wide), and one 28 cm wide oval platter, with the 23 cm oval damaged but repaired.
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Set of 22 brown transferware in brown transferware? No, wait. Let's correct:
Set of 22 brown transferware earthenware plates (hard to find since they are usually produced in blue) produced in England between 1860 and the end of the 19th century by GLA & Bros, a period when transfer printing was very popular for its ability to mass-produce intricate designs.
The backmark on the antique brown transferware plates belongs to the collaboration between the Welsh retailer F. Primavesi & Son (active in Cardiff and Swansea) and the English ceramics manufacturer G.L. Ashworth & Bros, which produced the decorative pattern named "Acropolis" in the second half of the 19th century.
* Mark details: The initials "G.L.A. & Bros" refer to George L. Ashworth & Bros, successors to the famous Mason’s Ironstone, while the crest with the English royal motto was used by Primavesi as a retailer/stockmark.
* Production period: The plates date approximately to the period between 1860 and the end of the 19th century, a time when the family business operated as an important dealer in glass and ceramics in South Wales.
The set consists of:
5 soup plates (diameter 23.5 cm)
12 dinner plates (diameter 23.5 cm)
2 dessert plates (diameter 18 cm)
2 oval serving plates of different sizes (28 cm wide, 23 cm wide)
It should be noted that the oval plate wide 23 cm is damaged but repaired as shown in the photo
1 large oval serving dish (28 cm wide)
Shipping by express courier and insured, packed with bubble wrap in a wooden crate.
Set of 22 brown transferware in brown transferware? No, wait. Let's correct:
Set of 22 brown transferware earthenware plates (hard to find since they are usually produced in blue) produced in England between 1860 and the end of the 19th century by GLA & Bros, a period when transfer printing was very popular for its ability to mass-produce intricate designs.
The backmark on the antique brown transferware plates belongs to the collaboration between the Welsh retailer F. Primavesi & Son (active in Cardiff and Swansea) and the English ceramics manufacturer G.L. Ashworth & Bros, which produced the decorative pattern named "Acropolis" in the second half of the 19th century.
* Mark details: The initials "G.L.A. & Bros" refer to George L. Ashworth & Bros, successors to the famous Mason’s Ironstone, while the crest with the English royal motto was used by Primavesi as a retailer/stockmark.
* Production period: The plates date approximately to the period between 1860 and the end of the 19th century, a time when the family business operated as an important dealer in glass and ceramics in South Wales.
The set consists of:
5 soup plates (diameter 23.5 cm)
12 dinner plates (diameter 23.5 cm)
2 dessert plates (diameter 18 cm)
2 oval serving plates of different sizes (28 cm wide, 23 cm wide)
It should be noted that the oval plate wide 23 cm is damaged but repaired as shown in the photo
1 large oval serving dish (28 cm wide)
Shipping by express courier and insured, packed with bubble wrap in a wooden crate.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Acropolis
Number of objects
22
Material
Earthenware
Manufacturer/brand
G.L. Ashworth & Bros.
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Estimated period
1850-1900
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