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Coalport

British  
/ ˈkəʊlˌpɔːt /

noun

  1. 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 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 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 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

About 1780 the works were taken by Mr. John Rose, and subsequently removed to Coalport, on the opposite side of the Severn, where the well-known Salopian porcelain was made.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by Chaffers, William