I was browsing Etsy yesterday and ran across these great vintage Royal Ironstone plates. I really like the green and navy blue combination. If I had avocado tile in my house like my great aunt did, I would probably paint the walls a nice shade of blue to go with them. They are available from seller beppiebags, and the three pieces together are $15.99.
I think that they would look great grouped with the large plate in the center and the two smaller plates on the outside, hanging on a soffit above your kitchen cabinets (if you have one and your cabinets don't go all the way to the ceiling like mine).
Sometimes I think that $16 is an awful lot to pay for three plates, but when I think about them as wall art, the price suddenly doesn't seem so bad. Maybe that's just me.
Great pattern--the ironstone dinnerware is super tough, too. Royal China also makes my favorite "Blue Heaven" china and I'm pretty sure I have some ironstone, as well. TS&T made some awesome ironstone, as well. $15.99 is a bit much to pay for 3 plates if you also have to pay for shipping, and those plates are heavy.
ReplyDeleteAwesome Idea! My mom does that, hse has assorted platers making a "border" in the livingroom. I think your "Art method" is a good way to look at it.
ReplyDeleteThey've sold them - I had a few people follow the link to Esty from here, according to my statistics tracking tool. Did any of you, my faithful readers purchase them?
ReplyDeleteI have one of these, the large one. It's actually so large, that it's almost more of a platter than a plate really. I do love this pattern. I got mine at a Goodwill several years ago, and I probably paid less than a dollar for it. I use it to serve cookies sometimes.
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