(12) Royal Worcester Hand Painted Ruby Dinner Plates. With Gold Gilt Signed Townsend, c. Offering a set of twelve (12) stunning Royal Worcester ruby and gold gilt plates signed by the artist Townsend. The plates have a beautiful gold filagree pattern running throughout the ruby banding, and the center of each displays a different hand painted bouquet of spring flowers signed by the artist. The outer rim is finished with gold gilt. The back stamp is Royal Worcester , Made in England, 3 rings, c1932. Plates are in very good condition, free of chips, cracks or crazing. There is very slight wear on some of the gold consistent with the age of the plates so please view all pictures. Each measure 10 ¾. Around 1900 Royal Worcester allowed the painters to sign their work for the first time. (The signature usually appears on the edge of the painting, not on the bottom of a piece) The artists were encouraged to specialize and develop individual styles. Edward Townsend started at the Royal Worcester factory in 1918 and stayed there until he retired in 1971. He loved painting fruit but was also skilled in many other areas, as noted in the beautiful flowers depicted on these plates. A rare and unique opportunity not to be passed up! Please note that all items in our shop are of vintage or antique condition unless otherwise stated. They have often been used for many years and can have normal signs of wear. We do our best to accurately represent the items listed. We reflect any damage, repairs or heavy wear in the item description, but some minor scratches, nicks and stains can be normal for vintage items and should to be considered. Customer service is our highest priority! The item “(12) Royal Worcester Hand Painted Dinner Plates Ruby & Gold Signed Townsend” is in sale since Tuesday, February 16, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\China & Dinnerware\Royal Worcester”. The seller is “emerald_eyes” and is located in Chatham, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Brand: Royal Worcester
- Main Color: Red & White
- Object Type: Dinner Plate