{"product_id":"mid-victorian-set-of-english-minton-porcelain-white-and-pink-oyster-plates","title":"Mid-Victorian set of English Minton porcelain white and pink oyster plates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery rare set of six mid-Victorian English Minton porcelain oyster plates. Featuring six oyster wells, a central well for sauces and a larger one for lemon segments or crackers. Done in luminous light cream glaze and pink accents with small pink flowers surrounding the central well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe oyster plate was first used in the Victorian Era when the oyster on the half shell first became a delicacy. Oysters were a symbol of wealth and conspicuous consumption and needed to be properly served on their own special plates. No Victorian dinnerware service was complete without its oyster plates!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade by Minton, England, 1879\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3306 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 cm tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26 cm diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood overall antique condition. Plate 1 - loss to paint hairline crack and tiny chip on rim. Plate 2 - loss to paint, hairline crack and small chips on rim. Plate 3 - loss to paint and hairline crack on rim. Plate 4 - large crack. Plate 5 - signs of restoration on crack, tiny chip to rim. Plate 6 -hairline crack and restoration to rim, small black mark on back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita's Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54035670991181,"sku":"3443","price":265.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4191\/4957\/files\/Photoroom_040_20240506_233020-Photoroom_281_29_bce25337-c880-4617-a21a-e0814b741c94.webp?v=1780946223","url":"https:\/\/ritasbazaar.co.uk\/products\/mid-victorian-set-of-english-minton-porcelain-white-and-pink-oyster-plates","provider":"Rita’s Bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}