1974 ~ "TONKIN" Royal Doulton ~ FINE English Vintage CHINA Plate ~ Elegant Asian Inspired Indian Tree

Exquisite English Vintage Ironstone 1974 English Fine China Porcelain Plate was made by the famous English manufacturer of Earthware 'Royal Doulton' in the "Tonkin" pattern which was discontinued in 1992. It is decorated with an under glaze Indian Asian inspired tree design with gold, yellow, cream, white, blue and red maroon flowers surrounded by green leaves and branches with a geometric pattern around the inner edge.

Stamped on the back side of the plate with a symbol of a crown as follows:

" Made in England - Royal Doulton - Fine China - TONKIN - T.C.1107 -C Doulton & Colimited 1974"

The shape of the hollow flat edge soup plate with the deep hollow center is really unique. I haven't seen this shape before.

PLEASE NOTE: I have 24 Plates in total (12 plates & 12 hollow flat edge soup plate) but the price is for ONE 1 Plate. The listing is programmed to allow you to select a quantity and type of plate you wish to purchase. 

--- Condition ---

They are overall in good vintage condition due to the age. There are certainly signs of usage and they all have lovely imperfections such as some pattern fading/bleeding in areas, utensil marks/scratches on the surface, there are areas around the edges of wearing down of the protection glaze or marks where there is no varnish or light staining discoloration as shown in the photos. There is 1 salad sized plate with a chip on the back side not visible from the front. PLEASE use ZOOM to review the detail especially for the photo collages.

**Special Note about aged Porcelain**
If you are not accustomed to this ‘look’, google crazing and the aging process of porcelain. The Japanese use crazing to add an artistic look to their pieces whereas antiques go through the natural aging process. Crazing is cracking in the surface of the plate due to use sometimes it's even and is called the crackle look and other times it is random.

These items are old, were used and were manufactured at a time when processes were less under control as today. Therefore, in addition to the defects identified and reported in the ad, slight dimensional differences or deviations in the color or in the decoration between the different parts could be noted. Besides, some little marks or small manufacturing imperfections such as minor defects in the glaze or in the varnish etc., may also be observed.

--- Measurements & Weight---

Approximately
Hollow Soup Plate: 20.5 cm diameter x 4 cm height & 330 grams
Salad Plate: 20.2 cm diameter x 2 cm height & 290 grams
not including packaging weight

--- Additional Notes ---

All items are of vintage quality and will show some signs of age. As it is my main priority to have very happy customers, I try my best to inspect, clean and describe very carefully the vintage condition of my product listings and any exceptional wear on a piece. If you have any doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me directly, I prefer to provide you with as much detail to ensure your complete satisfaction.

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