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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rhiwfield, post: 315185, member: 924&quot;]So we are busy researching the blue and white lots from our Dec 6th auction buys. The cobalt blue and white items at the back have an R inside the sunburst, which Godden attributes to William Ratcliffe (ref 3200).</p><p><br /></p><p>And the cups and saucers to front with the two temples/Broseley pattern have the R under the crown and squiggles which I cannot find but have some similarity to the sunburst mark</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I see Samuel &amp; John Rathbone items for sale with the R sunburst mark and think they have it wrong but for more than one seller to be mistaken....?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.chinacupboard.co.uk/rathbone.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.chinacupboard.co.uk/rathbone.htm" rel="nofollow">The China Cupboard</a> suggests these marks belong to S &amp; J Rathbone and <a href="http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/r/rathbone.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/r/rathbone.html" rel="nofollow">Potteries org</a> agrees with Rathbones for the R sunburst mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which leaves us seeking clarification and buying <font size="3"><font size="4">Rathbone China Manufacturers Tunstall, Staffordshire 1808 to 1843 by Ian Harvey, cool cost £98.50! That may provide post Christmas certainty, but at a price!</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4">Here are the items and backstamps:</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRkotKEXkAALmYK.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRkotJhXcAA5w0s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRkotJ3W0AA6bgL.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </font></font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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