Vintage 1947 Empire England 3 Scene Bowl Serving Platter Dish | 1940s Collectible English Porcelain | Gilded Triple Snack and Nibble Server

Product dimensions:
230mm (OD) x 55mm (H) x 50mm (D each nest)

Gorgeous and the surface is generously decorated with gilt flowers and leaves.

Each of the three sections has a different classic Victorian romantic garden scene.

Ideal for storing small pieces of jewellery or indeed serving delicious nibbles at dinner party.

In overall much loved and preserved pristine vintage condition with no chips, cracks or repairs, Beautifully made- incredible quality and craftsmanship. Light wear consistent with age. It is over than 75 years old.

This plate has got a stamp on the base "Empire England B 4 50”.

The "B" indicates that this was produced under the Wartime Concentration Scheme.

Wartime Concentration Scheme- The "A.B.C." Pottery Firms

The Second World War proved a particularly difficult period for the British pottery industry because severe restrictions were placed on the production of decorated pottery.

Production was concentrated in a reduced number of factories in order to save materials, energy and labour as these were needed elsewhere for the war.

This “concentration” of the industry was a restructuring to allow people to leave the pottery trade to work in the armed forces or industries in demand for the war effort.

Decorated pottery required a lot of man-hours and energy costs for extra firing in the kilns.
These were to become luxuries generally denied to the home market, but some production would continue for sale abroad in order to earn foreign currency.

The domestic market would soon get used to plain, undecorated tableware.

The process was initiated in the autumn of 1941, but by the summer of 1942 they were extended to restrict the sale of decorated pottery in the home market. Some restrictions were relaxed in 1945 and subsequent years but they were not fully lifted until August 1952.

In 1941, British pottery production was subject to a Concentration Scheme whereby individual firms were classified as: nucleus, concentrated or closed-down.

In 1942, maximum retail prices were set and letters such as A, B or C incorporated in the back stamp.

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