Vintage 1960’s Alfred Clough Ltd. Ironstone Side Plate – Rare Melody Pattern Porcelain & Ceramics The cups are not marked

The cups are not marked or stamped

but not as part of a set

Used for butter or relishes

The platter has fading of the gold trim on the rim

The particular mark used on this set dates from 1918 to 1939

Vintage 1960’s Alfred Clough Ltd. Ironstone Side Plate – Rare Melody Pattern Porcelain & Ceramics The cups are not markedAlfred Clough established the firm in 1905 going on to purchase St. Louis Works in 1928 and then registering his company in as Alfred Clough Ltd. in 1935. He purchased Royal Art Pottery in 1937, Cartwright & Edwards in 1955, Barker Bros and Sampson Smith Ltd. in 1956 and W. H. Grindley in 1960. In 1976 the Clough group was taken over by Newman Industries and its name was changed to Grindley of Stoke Ceramics Ltd. in 1978. This item is a vintage