Antique English Salad Plates Set of 4 Gilman Collamore authentic and Co. 5th Ave and 30th St. New York Antique English Replacement China BMW & Co.

Antique Salad Plates Set of 4 Gilman Collamore and Co. 5th Ave and 30th St. New York Antique English Replacement China BMW & Co.

Make everyday a celebration of serving in your Sunday's best...

A celebration of beauty, this gorgeous set of salad plates made for Gilman Collamore and Co. will have your guest swooning at your next tea party or bridal affair.

Features a gleaming gold band surrounding the rim as a bevy of pretty hand painted rosettes form a border on creamy white background.

A little bit about the history ....

Davis Collamore & Co. was a high-end New York City importer of porcelain and glass, headed by Davis Collamore (7 October 1820 — 13 August 1887). The firm, rivals to Tiffany & Co. and Black, Starr & Frost, commissioned designs from Copeland Spode and Thomas Minton Sons, that featured hand-painted details over transfer-printed outlines and often rich gilding. Porcelain by Haviland, Royal Worcester, and Villeroy & Boch also authentic appear with the firm's stamped underglaze marks integrated with the manufacturer's. Davis Collamore was among the first to recognize the beauty and value of American-made cut glass and also offered Rookwood Pottery, for which they were the representatives at the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889.

Davis Collamore, born in Scituate, Massachusetts to a family that had been settled there since 1639, was the youngest of twelve children. At the age of sixteen he moved to New York City to be employed by his brother Ebenezer, an importer of glass and china, at 171 Broadway, with a residence near St. John's Park. In 1842 he established his own business, at 595 Broadway.

His brother Gilman Collamore (1834—1888) came to join him in 1854. Gilman established his own business in 1861. Gilman Collamore & Co., in premises at 731 Broadway in 1861, then occupied premises in Union Square before taking two storeys of showrooms in The Wilbraham, a fashionable block of bachelor flats at Fifth Avenue and 30th Street, that opened in 1890; about 1920 new premises were constructed for the firm at 15 East 56th Street


Dimensions: 7 7/8" diameter

Please keep in mind that I hand pick all my glass, china, and silverplate...some may have some slight flaws as I do sometimes overlook these for the beauty and simplicity of pieces that may have some slight wear. These are forgotten beauties that looks fabulous despite some slight imperfections. If there are any major imperfections such as age cracks, rust, chips, etc I will do my best to list them.

* Rosebuds Originals now offers Gift Registry for that special couple looking for those special pieces that are certain to be just what they're looking for. Please convo me if you are looking for a particular piece, and we will reserve it with the couple's name and ship to them before the event.

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