Kitchen Craft Partridge Pear Platter Vintage Scandi Ceramic Nibbles Tray No2
£15.00
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Kitchen Craft Partridge Pear Platter Vintage Scandi Ceramic Nibbles Tray No2
£15.00
Item Overview
- Type: Vintage Compartment Nibbles Tray / Ceramic Relish Platter
- Designer: Scandi Folk Art Studio Stylist
- Brand: Kitchen Craft
- Manufacturer: Kitchen Craft Tableware Co.
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Place of Origin: Great Britain (UK Design Hub)
- Style: Nordic Folk Art / Country Cottage / Festive Christmas Tableware
- Colour: Crisp Alabaster White with Deep Festive Crimson Red Graphics
- Design Era: Late 20th Century (Circa 1990s Retro Folk Boom)
- Material: Durable High-Glaze Vitreous Ceramic Earthenware
- Set Includes: Single (1) Two-Section Rectangular Appetiser Platter
- Features: Sunken Heart and Pear Silhouette Wells, Intricate Internal Transfers
- Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition (Appears Beautifully Unused)
- Size and Capacity: Measures approximately 17 cm in width (Check gallery images for full scale)
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This delightful piece of festive tableware dates from the late 20th century, capturing the highly collectible Scandinavian Folk Art revival popularised across British kitchens in the 1990s.
- Historical Note: Produced under Kitchen Craft’s seasonal decorative collections, this platter subtly references the traditional festive carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" with its highly stylised bird-in-a-pear graphic. Instead of standard flat decals, the maker used a more intricate slip-moulding process to sink a deep Valentine heart well and a smooth pear-shaped compartment directly into the rectangular clay slab, combining functional table service with whimsical folk storytelling.
Description
A charming addition to a festive table setting or a rustic country kitchen dresser, this vintage Kitchen Craft appetiser platter brings instant warmth and character to everyday dining. Measuring a compact and practical 17 cm in width, it is ideally sized for hosting a small selection of afternoon treats or sitting neatly alongside main serving bowls. The rectangular tray face contains two beautifully sculpted, sunken wells contoured to match the iconic folk designs inside them.
A charming addition to a festive table setting or a rustic country kitchen dresser, this vintage Kitchen Craft appetiser platter brings instant warmth and character to everyday dining. Measuring a compact and practical 17 cm in width, it is ideally sized for hosting a small selection of afternoon treats or sitting neatly alongside main serving bowls. The rectangular tray face contains two beautifully sculpted, sunken wells contoured to match the iconic folk designs inside them.
The crimson red graphics mimic traditional European woodblock carvings, featuring intricate internal details such as tiny perching doves, stylized flowers, Nordic scroll borders, and whimsical stipple accents. It serves as an exceptional holiday centrepiece for presenting roasted nuts, cocktail olives, dips, or traditional Christmas treats.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
- Scandi Folk Heart Well: The left pocket drops into a crisp heart outline filled with mirror-imaged folk birds, trailing vines, and geometric lace-like details.
- Partridge & Pear Well: The right pocket matches the silhouette of an orchard pear, housing a central roundel that displays a folk partridge among leaf clusters.
- Divided Buffet Format: The flat outer lip stands raised against the wells, ensuring contents like olive oils, relishes, or dipping sauces remain cleanly separated.
Condition Report
This item is in excellent vintage condition, preserving a bright white clay body and an extremely glossy vitreous overglaze. The red transfer graphics remain completely deep, crisp, and vibrant, showing zero scratching, fading, skipping, or washing wear. The earthenware base contains no chips, hairline cracks, surface flea bites, or glaze crazing. The inner wells are thoroughly clean and smooth. (Please check the detailed gallery images to view the pristine ceramic glaze and examine the folk pattern lines against the 17 cm scale).
This item is in excellent vintage condition, preserving a bright white clay body and an extremely glossy vitreous overglaze. The red transfer graphics remain completely deep, crisp, and vibrant, showing zero scratching, fading, skipping, or washing wear. The earthenware base contains no chips, hairline cracks, surface flea bites, or glaze crazing. The inner wells are thoroughly clean and smooth. (Please check the detailed gallery images to view the pristine ceramic glaze and examine the folk pattern lines against the 17 cm scale).
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: Wrapped meticulously within thick layers of high-density bubble cushioning and cradled inside a heavy-duty cardboard container to eliminate transit vibrations.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
- Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.