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 item is a complete tea trio consisting of a tea cup, saucer and tea plate all in shades of pastel pink and green with a floral bouquet decorating each item and the cup having hand painted dotted pedestal base. 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 saucer has a visible crack from the rim down to the centre (please see picture). The item will be good for display only.
Tea cup height: 7 cm, Diameter of base: 4.5 cm, Diameter of rim: 8.2cm
Saucer height: 2 cm, Diameter of base: 7.2 cm, Diameter of rim: 13.5 cm
Tea plate height: 1.3 cm, Diameter of base: 7.2 cm, Diameter of rim: 15.5 cm
