I am trying to identify an inherited burgundy/red transfer-printed dinner service currently in Norway.
The service has no visible printed manufacturers mark. One of the large serving pieces has a very faint impressed mark which may read:
Rd No. 234458 or 234459
The final digits are difficult to read, so this transcription is uncertain.
If the number has been read correctly, it appears to fall within the British registered-design sequence for 1894.
Distinctive features:
scalloped and partly fluted rim
burgundy/red transfer print
elaborate asymmetrical rococo or acanthus scrolls
floral sprays and small roses
separate inner border with linked cartouches and small flowers
footed sauceboat
large footed covered tureen
raised serving dish
Remaining pieces:
12 dinner plates
6 smaller plates
2 serving platters
1 raised serving dish
1 footed sauceboat
1 large covered footed tureen
The service belonged to my grandmother, but it may have been inherited by her from an earlier generation.
I would be very grateful for help identifying:
the manufacturer
pattern name or number
the exact registered-design number
approximate production period
Photographs include a full plate, serving pieces and the faint impressed registration mark.
