Longton Hall Porcelain Trembly Rose Painter Dessert Dish c1754-57

Description

Heading : Longton Hall leaf shaped dish
Date : c1754-57
Marks : None
Origin : Staffordshire. England
Colour : Polychrome
Features : Naturalistic leaf stalk handled desert dish. hand painted with flower sprays.
Size : 24.4cm in diameter including the handle
Condition : 2 stress cracks to the body starting to the right of the handle. The first is 6cm in length. the second is 17cm and was previously secured with rivets
Restoration : Filled rivet holes
Weight : 575 grams

We believe that the restoration could be completed to a more modern and higher standard.

William Littler’s Longton Hall was one of the first British porcelain producers. They remained in business for a litttle more than a decade. The relief moulded leaf and strawberry dishes are the most widely recognised as are the “snowmen” figures produced during the early years. Pieces decorated with moulded and coloured tulip petals are widely admired.

Following the closure of Longton Hall Littler relocated to Scotland to found West Pans. the first producer in Scotland !