Royal Albert | 'Windsor Rose' | Bone China Coffee Pot | England

Royal Albert | ‘Windsor Rose’ | Bone China Coffee Pot | England

Coffee is drunk in a hurry most days; a pot like this asks you to slow down.

Royal Albert’s ‘Windsor Rose’ keeps to a cool palette of soft blue roses on white bone china, picked out with gilt. The backstamp carries a 1982 copyright date for the pattern and identifies the piece as English-made Royal Albert bone china.

The coffee pot has a tall baluster body with spiral fluting at the neck, a wavy gilt rim and a scalloped, gilt-edged foot. A band of pale blue roses and leaves circles the body, with matching sprays on the domed lid and the spout. The curved spout is finished with gilt at its lip, and the scrolled handle carries gilt lining and a leaf-shaped ornament. The lid has a fluted finial and a small steam hole.

Excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, crazing or staining. There is very minor wear to the gilding at the spout rim.

Key Details

• Maker: Royal Albert, England
• Pattern: ‘Windsor Rose’
• Material: bone china
• Marks: printed backstamp “Royal Albert Bone China England”, “Windsor Rose”, “© Royal Albert Ltd 1982”
• Date: 1982 or later (pattern copyright date)
• Dimensions: height 23 cm (with lid)
• Weight: 672 g
• Condition: excellent; very minor wear to the gilding at the spout rim
• Buyer profile: Royal Albert collectors, anyone completing a ‘Windsor Rose’ service, and lovers of a blue-and-white table

Collector Appeal

Coffee pots are substantial pieces within a matching china service, and finding one complete with its lid is particularly welcome. This ‘Windsor Rose’ example pairs the pattern’s soft blue roses with the gilt detailing on its rim, foot, spout and handle.

Other ‘Windsor Rose’ pieces from the shop: pot warmer, milk jug, oval platter, open sugar bowl and cake plate.

The coffee is gone in minutes; the roses were made to stay.