{"product_id":"royal-albert-serenity-bone-china-dinner-plates-26cm-pink-dot-gold-scrollwork-border-soft-pastel-floral-centre-made-in-england-excellent-condition-mint-gilding","title":"Royal Albert 'Serenity' | Bone China Dinner Plates | 26cm | Pink Dot \u0026 Gold Scrollwork Border | Soft Pastel Floral Centre | Made in England | Excellent Condition | Mint Gilding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Albert 'Serenity' | Bone China Dinner Plates | 26cm | Pink Dot \u0026amp; Gold Scrollwork Border | Soft Pastel Floral Centre | Made in England | Excellent Condition | Mint Gilding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePastel, poised, and quietly beautiful — the kind of china that makes an ordinary meal feel like an occasion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Albert has been producing fine English bone china from its Longton, Staffordshire works since the early twentieth century, earning a reputation for beautifully decorated tableware that balances decorative ambition with the kind of everyday elegance that makes pieces genuinely usable. Among the many patterns produced across that long history, Serenity is one of the most aptly named. Where some Royal Albert patterns are vivid and exuberant, Serenity is exactly what it promises — soft, considered, and deeply calming to look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pattern presents each plate as a composition in pale pink, gold, and the most delicate of pastels. The broad border is filled with a fine all-over pink dot ground, against which a continuous rhythm of sweeping gold acanthus scrollwork unwinds around the plate. Threading between the gold scrolls, a trailing garland of small five-petalled pink flowers with soft green leaves adds botanical freshness and prevents the border from feeling overly formal. The scalloped edge of each plate is finished with a clean bright gold rim line. At the centre, a loosely rendered bouquet of pastel flowers dissolves softly into the blush-white ground — open pink clematis at the fore, golden yellow daisy forms below, soft lavender anemones to the side, and scattered pale pink sprigs and grey-green leaves fading gently outward. It is the kind of floral decoration that rewards looking at closely: the more attention you give it, the more detail emerges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe backstamp to the reverse of each plate is itself worth noting — Royal Albert Bone China England Serenity printed in the pattern's own gold and pink tones, surmounted by a small version of the central floral spray. It is a detail that speaks to the care Royal Albert took with even the reverse of its pieces during the Staffordshire production era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDinner plates of circular form, 26cm diameter, in Royal Albert Serenity pattern. Each plate features a scalloped bright gold outer rim, a broad border of fine pink dot ground with continuous gold acanthus scrollwork and a trailing garland of small pink flowers with green leaves, and a softly rendered central bouquet of pastel flowers — open pink clematis, golden yellow daisy forms, lavender anemones, and scattered pale pink sprigs — dissolving gently into the blush-white bone china ground. The moulded body shows softly fluted lobing beneath the border. The backstamp to the base reads Royal Albert Bone China England Serenity in gold and pink with a floral spray motif. All plates match perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent throughout. No chips, no cracks, no crazing on any plate. Minimal surface marks consistent with careful prior use — nothing that affects the overall presentation or detracts from display. The gilding — to the outer scalloped rim and the gold scrollwork border — is in mint condition, fully intact, bright and unrubbed. The pastel floral decoration is vivid and unfaded. A very strong condition level for dinner plates of this age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Albert, Stoke-on-Trent, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: Serenity — pink dot and gold scrollwork border with central pastel floral bouquet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstamp: Royal Albert Bone China England — Serenity, in pattern-matched gold and pink floral mark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 26cm diameter dinner plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilding: Mint — fully intact and unrubbed throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Excellent — no chips, cracks or crazing; minimal surface marks only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyer profile: Royal Albert collectors, vintage tableware enthusiasts, styled table setting and photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFour plates that turn the simple act of setting a table into something worth lingering over.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44999439614152,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_bee9ff63-4163-409e-a024-4d1e988b3c5a.png?v=1775899290","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-albert-serenity-bone-china-dinner-plates-26cm-pink-dot-gold-scrollwork-border-soft-pastel-floral-centre-made-in-england-excellent-condition-mint-gilding","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}