E, Brain & Co. Ltd were manufacturers of porcelain at Foley Works, Fenton from circa 1903 to 1963. Elijah Brain took over the Foley China Works from Robinson & Son in 1885 but continued to use the mark of "Robinson & Son" until 1903 when they used their own mark.
The use of the name 'FOLEY' were extensively used on many different marks to 1963, with and without the initials 'E. B. & Co,' or the name in full.
E Brain & Co took over the business of Coalport China in 1958 and since 1963 production has continued under the Coalport name.
This set consists of a beautiful Foley biscuit plate a creamer and an open sugar bowl all in shades of pastel pink and green with a floral bouquet decorating each item and the creamer and sugar having hand painted dotted feet. All the items were rounded off with beautiful gold trim.
Stamped underneath Foley China EB & Co English Bone China Made in England.
The gold trim on the items are faded due to age and the open sugar bowl has a visible hairline halfway down from the rim. Aside from the faded gold trim and the hairline on the sugar bowl, the items are in very good condition.
Biscuit plate height: 2.5 cm, Diameter of base: 12 cm, Rim: 24 cm x 20.5 cm
Sugar bowl height: 6 cm, Diameter of base: 6.2 cm, Diameter of rim: 12 cm
Creamer height: 9 cm, Height of spout: 9.5 cm, Height of handle: 8.8 cm, Diameter of base: 5 cm, Diameter of rim: 7.5 cm
