Royal Crown Derby Blue Mikado Dinner Plates Set of 6.

Here is a set of 6 Royal Crown Derby Blue Mikado Dinner plates measuring 10 3/16" and they are in good vintage condition. This grouping of plates all have similar back stamp dates showing production of 1938 and 1939. The Royal Crown Derby Blue Mikado pattern, designed by Thomas Amos Reed in the 1890s, is a blue and white oriental-inspired design based on Japanese ceramics and rice paper drawings. The pattern features intricate scenes like a "wandering sad-eyed lover," "flights of cranes," and pagodas, which were inspired by folk tales and the popular "Mikado" opera, and has been in production with variations from around 1925 to 2019. They are hand decorated and finished with 22kt gold paint around the scalloped rim. This set was clearly well cared for but is definitely well used, however, for their age they are in excellent condition but there are fairly significant utensil marks and minor scratches. The plates are otherwise very good with no chips, cracks, colour or gold loss, or other signs of repair and priced accordingly.