Oval semi-hollow dish in English earthenware "Cheltenham" — F. Winkle & Co

Oval semi-hollow dish in English earthenware "Cheltenham" — F. Winkle & Co, England. Set of six flat plates in fine white earthenware, adorned with a blue printed frieze decoration on the rim: festooned garlands, small flowers, and shell motifs repeating all around the edge, in the pure spirit of English tableware from the late 19th / early 20th century. Marked underneath the base "England / Cheltenham / F.W. & Co" — the mark of the F. Winkle & Co factory, established in Stoke-on-Trent, in the historic cradle of English pottery (Staffordshire). "Cheltenham" here refers to the name of the decorative pattern. Dimensions 33.5*41.5 cm Height 3.8 cm.