Genuine Phillip's Longport mark, charger (plate), early 19th century, New England. Size: 15.5 x 20.75 inches = 39 cm x 52 cm; Weight: 10 lb. = 4.5 kg; Condition: excellent, no chips, no cracks. Some history: The pottery was founded by two brothers, Edward and George Phillips, in 1822. Their father was a merchant in Newcastle under Lyme, and no one in the family seems to have had a pottery background. Edward, however, married Benedicta Wedgwood, who had become a ward of Josiah Wedgwood after the death of her father, Thomas, of the Overhouse Works. The brothers leased the New Bridge pottery in Longport, also known as the Bottom Bridge Works, from Joseph Brindley. The pottery had an excellent location on the Trent and Mersey Canal and had been vacant since 1817, when the previous tenants, Lindop and Taylor, went out of business. The Rogers and Davenport firms, known for extensive North American trade, were neighbors. References: http://www.transcollectorsclub.org/bulletin_previews/articles/09Winter-Longport.pdf
Condition Excellent/Very Fine, normal aging of the porcelain, some scratches at the back (see the photos) no chips, no cracks,
Low Estimate: 3000;
High Estimate: 6000;
Original: Yes;
Circa: 1825;