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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, I AM OFFERING SOME LOVELY 19th CENTURY - AESTHETIC MOVEMENT- ENGLISH DESSERT PLATES / SERVING TRAYS / SCALLOPED SERVING PLATES WITH SOME MARKED & MANUFACTURED FOR GILMAN COLLAMORE & CO., UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK & MADE BY DAVENPORT FACTPRY, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND..CIRCA IS AROUND 1870'S TO 1880'S...PATTEN NUMBER MARKS ARE #3885 T, #2036 EACH PLATE IS NICELY DECORATED WITH THE DEEP COBALT BLUE GROUND & HAND-PAINTED ENCRUSTED GOLD IVY & FLOWERS DECORATING EACH PLATE(S) & TRAY(S) WITH GOLD TRIM EDGING...WHITE CENTERS TO THE SCALLOPED SERVING PLATE(S) WITH THE CENTER GOLD MEDALLION..WHITE & GOLD DECORATED EACH HANDLE ON THE TRAY(S).. THE RAISED GOLD STANDS OUT BEAUTIFULLY.. CHOICE in PURCHASING: 1. SET FOUR SALAD/DESSERT PLATES - 7 7/8 inches rim diameter - IMPRESSED DAVENPORT ON PLATES PLUS RED INK NUMBER 3885 with T UNDER NUMBER....Very nice condition to the plates with slight to none signs of utensil marks from previous use to the surface glaze... OR 2. ONE SCALLOPED RIM WITH CENTER MEDALLION SERVING PLATE - 9.25 inches scalloped rim diameter - HAS THE COLLAMORE BACKSTAMP & NUMBERS 2036....Very nice condition with slight to none on utensil serving marks to the surface glaze from previous use.... OR 3. ONE SQUARE HANDLED SERVING TRAY - 10 inches handle to handle length by 9 inches depth - IMPRESSED DAVENPORT TO SERVING TRAY PLUS RED INK NUMBER 3885 with T UNDER NUMBER...Very nice condition with slight to none on utensil serving marks to the surface glaze from previous use... THE IMPRESSED CAPITAL DAVENPORT MARK WAS USED DURING THE TIMELINE c.1805 - 1820 WITH PORCELAIN BEGINNING in c.1815 ... MOST HAVE JUST THE RED INK PATTERN NUMBER 3885 T, THREE SCALLOPED PLATES HAVE THE GILMAN COLLAMORE UNION SQUARE STAMP (MENTIONED ABOVE) THESE WERE MADE DURING THE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT PERIOD (AROUND 1870'S to 1880'S).. LIGHT SIGNS OF PREVIOUS USE, VINTAGE AGE TIMELINE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION - WELL MADE & FREE OF CHIPS - SURFACE GLAZE LOOKS WONDERFUL FOR ITS AGE - NOTHING MAJOR WITH POSSIBLY SOME MANUFACTURED IMPERFECTIONS ONLY... PERFECT FOR DISPLAY OR FOR YOUR FAVORITE DESSERT, THESE WILL SURELY IMPRESS... GILMAN COLLAMORE (18341888) - Gilman Collamore, at 20 years old, followed the paths of two of his older brothers in the porcelain & china trade....Gilman established his own business in 1861 with Gilman Collamore & Co., at 731 Broadway in 1861, then Union Square.... Eventually Gilman occupied two stories of showrooms in The Wilbraham, a fashionable block of bachelor flats at Fifth Avenue & 30th Street.... Davenport, Staffordshire England - Gold Ivy Flowers On Blue Choice Handled Serving Tray(S/Scalloped Plate(S Or Dessert Plates
