James Gildea Late Mayers FLORIANA Lidded Tureen c.1885 -1887, Antique, HTF!

Description

This is a beautiful antique semi-china tureen and lid. It is in great condition.  This specific pattern (FLORIANA) is
RARE
and HTF!
Dimensions
: 11"x7"x5"
The marks on the bottom indicate:
Location ( Dale Hall Pottery Works in Burslem, Stoke on Trent
, England).
J.G. indicates James Gildea who
ran the
works from 1885-1887)
Pattern (FLORIANA)
which is rare and highly
sought
after
.
ABOUT DALE HALL POTTERY
In 1878 James Gildea joint the partnership of Bates and Walker, in 1881 Bates left the partnership and
Gildea & Walker continued together, in 1885 Gildea continued the business alone.
c. 1887 the business was carried on as Keeling & Co.
Previously:
Gildea & Walker
[1881-85]
Subsequently: Keeling & Co.
[1887-1936]
JG
Late Mayers
If you have a piece of pottery with the date "1790" printed on the bottom, then one thing you can be sure of - it was not made in 1790. If it has the initials JG (for James Gildea) then the date of manufacture was 1885-1888.
It was not unusual for potters to try to establish an early date, to try to give their ware some sense of history and value.
The occupiers of the Dale Hall pottery works used the date "1790" - which was the date the works were first built by Joseph Stubbs.
The wording "LATE MAYERS" refers to Thomas, John & Joshua Mayer who operated from 1843.