Antique Adams & Sons White English Ironstone Butter Dish This is a True Antique Willam Adams & Sons White English Ironstone Butter Dish. A Rare and hard to find item.
By the early nineteenth century William Adams had expanded his business greatly. He had six factories producing – five at Stoke and one at Greenfield, besides two at Burslem let to John Wedgwood and Enoch Wood and Sons. Taking his sons into partnership the firm became William Adams and Sons with extensive overseas connections and they turned out every type of useful earthenware, hospital wares and stone ware, besides high grade dinner and tea services. In the 1840's they followed Copeland's lead in making 'Parian' ware figures modelled by Giovanni Meli and W. Beattie.
This Butter Dish was Produced in the Mid 1800's and is in remarkable condition for its age. It has a Large almost Dome like Lid with a ribbed impressed design around the perimeter. The underplate is extremely large and has large Petal handles on each end. There are some fleabites around the edge in spots and a chip on the underside of one of the handles but they are hardly noticeable and not bad or threatening to the integrity of the dish. Lovely smooth and white English Ironstone with Adams Crest and Mark on the bottom of the underplate. Great RARE Antique Piece, almost impossible to find.
Circa: 1850-1880
Size: 9 in long x 2 1/2 in tall
Color: White Ironstone
Type: Antique White Ironstone Butter Dish
Country of Origin: GB