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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 158114, member: 44"]According to many of the Mortlock info online, they were a retailer rather than a manufacturer. "Mortlocks employed independent decorators to finish its wares." It seems they bought blanks from such companies as Minton and Coalport and then decorated the pieces. They insisted that only their backstamp appear.</p><p><a href="http://www.meldrethhistory.org.uk/page_id__136.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.meldrethhistory.org.uk/page_id__136.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.meldrethhistory.org.uk/page_id__136.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down this page and you will see pieces manufactured by Minton and decorated and sold by Mortlocks:</p><p><a href="http://www.mortlock.info/china.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mortlock.info/china.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mortlock.info/china.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Found other teacups and sauces in this pattern on Etsy. Some are labeled like yours with "Buckingham Palace" and others "Balmoral" by Mortlock. Others are labeled "Balmoral" by such decorating/design companies as T. Goode & Co., etc.... All the backstamps consists of the Order of Garter. I believe T. Goode was another retailer that decorated china blanks from manufacturers such as Spode Copeland.</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/262710920/4-mintons-balmoral-buckingham-palace" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/262710920/4-mintons-balmoral-buckingham-palace" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/262710920/4-mintons-balmoral-buckingham-palace</a></p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, I vote teacups.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 158114, member: 44"]According to many of the Mortlock info online, they were a retailer rather than a manufacturer. "Mortlocks employed independent decorators to finish its wares." It seems they bought blanks from such companies as Minton and Coalport and then decorated the pieces. They insisted that only their backstamp appear. [URL]http://www.meldrethhistory.org.uk/page_id__136.aspx[/URL] Scroll down this page and you will see pieces manufactured by Minton and decorated and sold by Mortlocks: [URL]http://www.mortlock.info/china.html[/URL] Found other teacups and sauces in this pattern on Etsy. Some are labeled like yours with "Buckingham Palace" and others "Balmoral" by Mortlock. Others are labeled "Balmoral" by such decorating/design companies as T. Goode & Co., etc.... All the backstamps consists of the Order of Garter. I believe T. Goode was another retailer that decorated china blanks from manufacturers such as Spode Copeland. [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/262710920/4-mintons-balmoral-buckingham-palace[/URL] FWIW, I vote teacups. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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