Rare Antique 1885-1891 Waine & Bates, Longton Fine Porcelain Tea Plate Rd No 51238 Tableware The firm first began exporting

The firm first began exporting in the late 1920’s

Height with finial: 19

which would originally have continued but ended in 1932 when the company is believed to have closed

The tea plate has tiny spots of colour fading (see picture)

Length: 29

Rare Antique 1885-1891 Waine & Bates, Longton Fine Porcelain Tea Plate Rd No 51238 Tableware The firm first began exportingCharles Waine & Thomas Bates established the china manufacturer W&B in Longton in 1885. In 1891 Thomas Bates left the partnership and the business was continued by Charles Waine as CW until 1913 when Ltd was added. In 1920 Charles Waine began to only use the trade name English China but the firm closed shortly thereafter. This item is a fine porcelain tea plate manufactured by Charles Waine & Thomas Bates, Longton, between 1885 1891, when the firm