Royal Swansea "The Coronation"

Coronation is a white fine bone china, deep maroon banding, with gently scalloped edges lavishly rimmed in 24 carat gold.

Vintage From Paul is delighted to offer this Royal Swansea Large Oval serving Platter in the elegant "Coronation" Maroon.

The Royal Swansea The Coronation Large Oval Serving Platter has no chips, cracks, crazing or yellowing, evidence of repairs. The glazing is as smooth as silk. The piece looks to have never been used, or if so, ever so gently.

The Royal Swansea The Coronation Large Oval Serving Platter measures 15.25 Inches in length, 12 Inches in width.

The backstamp, of which here is a scan reads; " Royal Swansea, The Coronation, Made In England, Fine Bone China"

Swansea, is a quaint little town off the English coast, and as the technique and manufacturing for china improved through the years, certain town or areas of England, became famous for the porcelain, pottery or china that designers would experiment with and produce. Early attempts at making a perfect china in England, centered around towns such as Nantgarw, Swansea and Coalport. They combined the talents of the previous three and came up with The Coalport Company.

In 1930, Coalport was bought by George Jones who then sold it to E. Brain (Foley) because of financial difficulties. The Coalport group continued making Royal Swansea English china tableware for another 30 or 40 years.

Coronation was discontinued in 1969, though the company made a few different patterns over the years. I believe the approximate date that your set was made, is probably around the early 1950's for Queen Elizabeth's coronation and not that of her fathers, King George the VII.