Antique Wood & Baggaley Blue and White China Willow Platter

Antique blue and white Staffordshire stone china from 1870-1880 

• Superb condition 19th Century rectangular oval collector's piece of  blue and white Willow ironstone china. 
• Manufactured by Wood & Baggaley at the Hill Works, Liverpool Road, Burslem Stoke-on-Trent
• Factory printed crown and banner Stone China mark with W & B. This combination indicates Wood & Baggaley versus Wood & Brownfield
• Extensive breakdown AI analysis of the pattern elements has not confirmed a match however few Wood & Baggaley examples remain, making matching very unlikely.
• 13.5-inch long by 10-7/8th-inch wide 
• Blue printed rectangular Staffordshire willow panels and border with 8 characteristic gentle indents in the rim
• Stone China glaze base with antique patins ware
• A very nice clean early English shape medium willow platter in great antique condition from a rare factory
• The partnership between Jacob Baggaley and Thomas Wood lasted between 1870 and 1880, Wood left the partnership in 1880 and Baggaley retired in 1886 The Hill works were then taken by Dunn, Bennett & Co