1917-1929 Rare Antique Woods Ware (Wood & Son Ltd.) Porcelain Montrose Patterned Salad Bowl Vanity Some fading of the gold

Some fading of the gold beaded pattern as well as the floral décor has occurred with age

The item is a squared tea plate

Alpacca pieces are generally South American in origin

Diameter: 12

The spoon has a cursive monogram (B) etched on the handle top

1917-1929 Rare Antique Woods Ware (Wood & Son Ltd.) Porcelain Montrose Patterned Salad Bowl Vanity Some fading of the goldThe firm was established in 1865 by Absalom Wood and his son Thomas Francis Wood in Burslem. Wood & Son was then quickly built into one of the largest producers in the area. In 1954 the business became a public company under the name Wood & Son Ltd. During the 1970s the firm had to fight two unsuccessful takeover attempts, one by Barrets and the other by Staffordshire Pottery which weakened it to such an extent that in 1982 it was taken over by the