Rare 1940’s Alfred Meakin “Ballad” Side Plate Vanity The bowl has a hairline

The bowl has a hairline from the rim down almost to the bottom of the bowl (please see picture)

The item is has lost some plating due to age and use and requires a polish

Diameter of rims: 11

but the spoon is in good condition and beautiful

The biscuit plate is marked with the first Paragon Fine Bone China mark carried over from the Star China Co

Rare 1940’s Alfred Meakin “Ballad” Side Plate Vanity The bowl has a hairlineThe item is an Alfred Meakin side plate in the Ballad pattern which is considered very rare. The side plate was manufactured in the 1940s and is in a magnificent sun yellow pastel glaze with the bottom being white. The Ballad pattern was released in white, cream and yellow in limited quantities before being discontinued. The item is stamped underneath Alfred Meakin England. The side plate has one chip underneath the rim, but not visible from the top..