Featured Unusual Royal Albert piece

Sorry to post something so banal. I picked up a RA floral posy in a bowl thingy today. I have tried various Google methods, keywords, image search etc. All in vain. It is from the 'moss rose' pattern. The only thing I have found similar is the same sort of thing in Old Country Rose. I can't find anything similar in any other pattern.

 

The porcelain flowers were a white hot phenomemon in the 60s. Maybe earlier too, and certainly sold later. The jewelry version kept selling right into the early 90s and may still do for all I know. I've never seen the moss roses before, but what strikes me as unusual is they're not all chipped up.

 

Okay thanks for info. The lack of chipping caught my attention too. I've not a had a real close look but I've not noticed a broken one yet. If I ever have to send it in the mail it will be a task to get it there in one piece. Even with bubble wrap, the sheer weight of it would snap a few if the parcel was dropped. Would need some protective dome round them maybe that secured to the base. Will take some lateral thinking.

 

I posted this back in 2015. It is a technique that someone who bought a very delicate Boehm flower from me suggested I use. Supposedly Boehm used the same technique to ship their flowers when the original boxes were not available.

I have used it many times since then & all of the pieces I shipped arrived without any damage.

I have changed one thing though. I now use the tape that you use when you are painting. It is a little easier to apply & to remove.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/h...ut-breaking-protruding-parts.3981/#post-55342

 

Ahhh that's a great technique. I like the way it is anchored and then suspended in space. That thing looks soooooo delicate. Thanks for the tips and I will add it to my reportoire of courier proofing my goods.

 

Is this petal chipped or is that just how it's made? It's a lovely little posey. I used to sell these all the time when I was still selling. Peeps didn't seem to mind chips if they weren't too obvious. The only problem with these is keeping them clean. Q-Tips were about all that worked. If they were just dusty, I used canned air (in a spray can) which is also good to use on silk flowers.

 

https://www.replacements.com/china-royal-albert-moss-rose-montrose-shape-floral-cluster/p/85326941

 

Oooh a new game. Spot the broken petal. I thought it was broken when I looked at the photo too but it is just furled up. I have however found half of one of the leaves completely broken off, so it's not perfect. Thanks for advice on cleaning.

 

Ah thanks for finding it. I actually looked on that site but couldn't find it on there. It's handy to have the official title for it now 'floral cluster'.

 

These vintage English china floral displays are pretty common in my large local thrifts but they are almost always significantly chipped. Most are quite small but I occasionally see larger ones. I love them and have several but only bought them if in excellent condition. A lot of the different manufacturers made them.
I also have a large collection of English china jewelry (brooches and earrings) that I never wear out of fear of chipping/breaking them! But they make a pretty display.

Yours was made to match RA's Moss Rose china pattern, which was made 1947-2001. Your particular backstamp looks like 1960s/70s. (In the 1980s, copyright info was added.)

 

I thank you. I usually pick up any older RA I find, as there is always a market for it. Seems it is still as popular today as it ever was.

 

Old Country Roses will never die.

 

OCR is my least favorite pattern, LOL, it's so "common"!
My personal favorite RA pattern is "Serena". I have quite a bit of it. It looks especially gorgeous at an outdoor tea party set in a lush green garden. (I've been working on cultivating one of those!)

 

I didnt want to say anything but it is a bit gaudy. The yellow and crimson dont work well together. A bit like 1960s curtains.

It still sells very well though.

 

Agree, and excellent description!!

 

I've not come across the Serena pattern before. Very pretty. Lady Carlyle and Blossom Time float my boat.

 

My oldest daughter used to collect Blossom Time. She got rid of it all during a house move (without even asking me first!)

 

How rude! Lol. I hope you gave her a stern look. I forgot Daisy-chain as well. I recently found a set in this pattern. Seems to be quite rare.

 

Ooooh, that's lovely, I haven't seen that one!
Odd name, though... I think they look more like forget-me-nots rather than daisies.

 

Yeah. Don't think I've ever seen blue daises.