1970s Wedgwood English Bone China Gravy Boat

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A traditional English bone china gravy boat and plate made in the Ming Rose pattern by Coalport China of Wedgwood, … Read more A traditional English bone china gravy boat and plate made in the Ming Rose pattern by Coalport China of Wedgwood, produced between 1970 and 1993. Decorated with floral sprays in pink, yellow and blue, and finished with a gilt trimmed serpentine edge.


Coalport China takes its name from a small village in Shropshire, England, located on the River Severn. Founded in 1750, Squire Edward Browne of Caughley Hall, near Broseley, Shropshire, began producing wares using clay and coal from his estate. On his death in 1753 his nephew, Ambrose Gallimore, continued the business operating under the name Caughley China and achieved much success, producing the opaque stone china that Browne had begun.
He was joined in 1772 by Thomas Turner, an eminent engraver and apprentice of Robert Hancock at the Worcester factory of Dr. Wall. Turner constructed a new premises near Bridgnorth, producing higher quality wares and Caughley’s first porcelain. Turner has been credited as first to use decorative transfer printing and the first to produce the famous willow pattern in English pottery.
In 1793, one of Turner’s pupils, John Rose, left Caughley and established his own porcelain manufactory that later moved to Coalport. In 1799, Turner retired from Caughley and the firm was sold to John Rose, whose Coalport manufactory was flourishing.
In 1820 John Rose received the Royal Society of Arts gold medal for a new felspar china with leadless glaze, and he continued to run the operation until his death in 1841. Surviving partners successfully continued the business, earning a commission from Queen Victoria for a dessert service to be presented to Tsar Nicolas I of Russia. After several changes of ownership Coalport China became part of the Wedgwood group in 1967, where it continues to flourish. See less