Vintage c.1939+ Taylor & Kent (Longton) Pastel Pink Open Sugar Bowl & Creamer With Floating Roses & Florals - Numbered

Taylor & Kent (Longton 1876-1982) was china and Majolica manufacturers at the Florence Works, High Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.

Many sources give the foundation date as 1867 - Jewitt's book 'Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900' states "Messrs. Taylor & Kent were established at the Florence Works in 1867" - however the date on the frontage of the works is clearly '1876', so perhaps there was a typing error in Jewitt's book which has been continued by others. 

Although the company retained the name 'Taylor & Kent' it was controlled by the Kent family from an early age. The company closed temporarily from 1941 for the duration of the Second World War. In 1947 it was purchased by two brothers - Oswald and Derek Shufflebottom, the company name 'Taylor & Kent' was unchanged.  In 1961 the company used the trade name 'Elizabethan China' In 1982 the company became 'Elizabethan Fine Bone China Ltd'

The item is a very beautiful open sugar bowl and creamer set. The items are decorated in soft pastel pink and crisp white with gold trimmings. On the inside of the sugar bowl and on both sides of the creamer is a lovely rose and floral detail appearing to float inside the sugar bowl.

The items are all stamped underneath Bone China, with a horse print Taylor & Kent, Longton England.

The sugar bowl and creamer is in great condition with very slight gold loss in the trimmings.

Creamer height: 10.5 cm, Diameter of base: 5.8 cm, Spout to handle:.12 cm

Sugar Bowl height: 6 cm, Diameter of base: 5.8 cm, Diameter of rim: 11 cm