Booths and Colclough Ltd were bone china manufacturers at Tunstall and Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England from 1948 to 1954. In 1944 Booths Ltd acquired Colclough China Ltd, each business continued to trade under their own name. In 1948 the two companies merged to become Booths & Colclough Ltd. Manufacturing continued at their separate sites. Major G. M. Greaves, the Managing Director of Booths became the MD of the newly formed company Booths & Colclough. In 1953 the Lawley Group (already owners of Ridgway & Adderley Ltd) acquired control of Booths & Colclough. From January 1955 the combined companies continued as Ridgway & Adderley, Booths & Colclough Ltd. In February 1955 the name was changed to Ridgway Potteries Ltd. One of the back stamps used by this manufacturer was Royal Swan.
The item consists of an exquisitely beautiful and elegant saucer and tea plate. All the items are cream in colour with beautiful bright pink roses and rose buds decorating each piece and lavish gold trim on the rims of each item.
The items are stamped Royal Swan Made in England and all are numbered.
All the items are in excellent condition with no visible damages.
Saucer height: 2 cm, Diameter of base: 4.6 cm, Diameter of rim: 14.2 cm
Tea plate height: 1 cm, Diameter of base: 8.5 cm, Rim: 15.5 cm x 15.5 cm
