Vintage Alfred Meakin Marigold Astoria Shape Soup Bowl

Title: Vintage Alfred Meakin Marigold Astoria Shape Soup Bowl.
Manufactured By: Alfred Meakin, Made In England.
Height: 3.5cm.
Diameter: 25cm.
Info: A rare soup bowl that is still in good condition. Manufactured @ Late 1930's / 1940's.  
Alfred Meakin Ltd was set up in 1875 and operated from the Royal Albert, Victoria and Highgate Potteries in Tunstall.  Alfred Meakin was the brother of James and George Meakin who ran a large pottery company in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Alfred Meakin died in 1904 and was succeeded by his son Alfred James who died only four years later.  Alfred John's uncle Robert Johnson bought the company  for his son Stuart Johnson and it stayed in the Johnson family's hands until 1976 when it became Myott-Meakin before becoming part of the Churchill Group.
Condition: Good, the decoration and edging of the bowl is still in very good condition, some marks from use on the inside of the bowl. No cracks or chips.
Price: R 245.00 Inc Vat.