Ashworth & Bros

Hi,
I found this Ashworth & Bros lobster dish today. I know it dates from 1861-1891 & I think it’s ironstone but not sure of that!
I can’t find any examples of it on the internet. Is it rare, or could I be googling the wrong terminology??!!
I have been searching for Ashworth & bros lobster serving dish
Many thanks for your time

I wouldn't imagine that it is that rare but this type of thing is really out of fashion, although maybe coming back just a little. Around 30 years ago I remember seeing these types of dishes quite often and back then it would be worth more than it is today.

Thank you for your reply.

To get an idea of the value of this dish to an Ebay search for ' Lobster dish' and then tick the sold items box near the bottom of the left hand side options list.

Thanks for the reply

I think it’s wonderful what a great find. I also had a search on the web but I could not find yours.

Thank you. It is rather nice & something a bit different.

Look even better with a prawn cocktail in 😀

Plate with imari design by Morley & Ashworth Ironstone China. 1861-80s. After Mason’s.
Morley took over the Mason’s moulds and patterns and then took on Ashworth who eventually took over the business and it became Ashworths & Bros. The ‘4’ in the pattern no. indicates a Mason’s design

Thank you for the info - very interesting. I have some Ashworth Imari style plates but I haven’t started looking into them yet! I think they only have The Ashworth impressed back stamp, but not sure ! Need to dig them out!

The black transfer back stamp should say Morley & Ashworth around the top. Seems that my plate is 1858

Some links -

http://www.janicepaull.com/xmark/marks.htm

http://www.thepotteries.org/features/ashworth.htm

https://www.keele.ac.uk/discover/artskeele/whatson/ravenmason/masonschronology/