Genuine original first edition Royal Albert Old Country Roses, Tea Service, 45 Pieces. Tea cup x 2. Tea cup saucer 16 cm x 2. Coffee cup x 12. Coffee cup saucer 14 cm x 12. Side plates 16 cm x 9. Desert / Cereal bowl 14 cm x 5. Large bowl 24 cm x 1. Sandwich serving plate 26 cm x 2. Milk jug x 2. Cream jug x 1. Sugar bowl x 1. Please see the guide below that explains authenticity, particularly section on back stamps. The Harold Holdcroft inspired Old Country Roses (OCR) was launched in 1962. Originally planned to be called Treasure Garden, Harold Holdcroft MSIA FRSA NRD, Royal Albert’s Art Director, based his design on the 1921 pattern King’s Ransom. King’s Ransom – Old Country Roses. The design was a result of years of work by Harold Holdcroft who said; The guide incorporates all the ingredients the author knew would be acceptable, richness of colour, softness of colour, good quality and a good value look. All these qualities are incorporated in the pattern. It has lush deep red roses, warmth from the tea roses, delicacy from the bluish pink and an overall softening off of the pattern by using a shade of soft warm green. Enhanced by the elegant traditional Royal Albert Montrose shape and the attractive scalloped edges finished in 22k gold, from the twist and curl of the teacup handles to the fluted trim on the teapot lid…. The attention to detail has contributed to a superb original design. Where size allowed, all English produced backstamps consisted of. 3 roses – red, yellow and pink against a green leaf background. Old Country Roses in red. ROYAL ALBERT or ROYAL ALBERT (r). ENGLAND or MADE IN ENGLAND. (c) ROYAL ALBERT LTD 1962 or (c) 1962 ROYAL ALBERT LTD. This is the original 1962 – 1973. 1973 – 1993 (c) ROYAL. 1993 – 2002 ROYAL ALBERT (R). All the above stamps MADE IN ENGLAND. After checking literally thousands of listings, the author of this guide established five back stamps that seem to be the only English manufactured range. The first four were used for tableware and the fifth for specialty and gift items. There is an additional back stamp which mentions “ENGLAND” but also says “MADE UNDER LICENCE” and it is strongly suspected that it would be in Asia, not another company in England. Maybe in the future, a more standard description of these backstamps could be for example. Original, C-Royal 1962, C-1962 Royal, CR-1962 Royal and CRM-1962 Royal. Or Original, C-ROYAL, C-1962, CR-1962, and CRM-1962. The authors opinion is that the original 1962 -1973 backstamp pieces should be considered the most valuable as compared to the others. Harold Holdcroft was still working at Royal Albert at this time until he retired in late 1972. His logical reason is that his attention to detail would have ensured a high quality standard and co-operation with the production team. My sentimental reason is that this was the period when this extraordinary ceramic designer was still actively working with the company. This paragraph added May 19, 2010. My latest thoughts as of July 12, 2010 – are that the backstamps could be divided into five groups. Group 5 – 1993 – 2002 Made in England. I think this best explains the four production periods and shows that the only difference from the original period was to either the top or bottom line and then the specialties had “Made in England” instead of just England. All pieces were made by the same production process and look the same unless you turn them over and look at the backstamp underneath. The last line of the backstamp starts (c) ROYAL or (c) 1962. It is not known at this stage which came first, however because both use the name ROYAL ALBERT without the (r) registration mark, we can safely assume it was after 1973 and before 1993 which was the year ROYAL ALBERT was registered as a trade mark. The company of TC Wild & Sons Ltd was renamed Royal Albert Ltd in 1970, but ownership did not change until July 1972. It could be possible that the (c) ROYAL was used in that time and the (c) 1962 was used by the new owners Royal Doulton from July 1972 onwards. Hope this explanation helps. Please see my other additional Royal Albert Country Roses listings. Any question please call. Mobile +44 (0)7836 633 385. The item “Royal Albert Old Country Roses, Tea / Coffee Service, 43 Pieces” is in sale since Wednesday, February 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Porcelain/China\Royal Albert\Tableware”. The seller is “tony70000″ and is located in Darwen. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Australia.
- Colour: Multi
- Style: Vintage
- Material: Porcelain/ China
- Use: Tableware
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Pattern: Old Country Roses
- Featured Refinements: Royal Albert Old Country Roses
- Year of Manufacture: 1962
- Sub-Type: English
- Date Range: 1960-1979
- Boxed/ Unboxed: Unboxed
- Manufacturer/ Type: Royal Albert