Description:

Booths, England, set of four "Chester" dinner plates in faience.

Dinner plates decorated with a Chinese-inspired motif of a willow tree, birds and flowers, framed by a blue lattice border with floral cartouches and a gilded rim. Marked.

Origin: England.
Material: Faience. Silicon china
Dimensions: D. 25 cm.
Period: Circa 1930s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Booths was an English earthenware manufacturer in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, founded by Thomas Booth in the 1850s. The firm became known for its thin, porcelain-like earthenware, marketed as Silicon China, and for patterns such as Real Old Willow and Chinese-inspired decorations.