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Coalport

British

/ ˈkəʊlˌpɔːt /

noun

antiques a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury

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The single collection also included a glass bust, a Coalport vase featuring Churchill's ancestral home of Blenheim Palace and Royal Doulton toby jugs.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

The 1974 Coalport vase, marking the centenary of his Churchill's birth, features a hand-painted view of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, along with the Churchill family coat of arms.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

The following year, Coalport was the subject of no fewer than eight high court proceedings.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2012

We meet at the headquarters of his main Irish company, Coalport.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2012

At Pinxton, Swansea, Coalport, Liverpool and Rockingham; most of these factories made soft paste chinas.

From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware

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