Bread & Butter Plates, Johnson Bros, Enchanted Garden, Vintage England, Set of 6

• Pattern:  Vintage Bread & Butter Plates, Enchanted Garden (Discontinued)
• Made in England 
• Vintage 1957 - 1965 
• Details:  These bread & butter plates have a wonderful oriental theme, similar to blue willow, in that a story could be told of the people and places depicted on the pattern.  There are pagodas, temples, bridges, people, mountains and trees, all the ingredients for a great story and in the very desired blue & white color combination.  They are stamped on the back:  "Enchanted Garden, Made in England by Johnson Bros., A Genuine Hand Engraving, Pat No. 185.244".   We are selling a set of 6, and will send you one extra plate free.  That one has a LOT of crazing on the back and we didn't want someone to think it is cracked, so no charge, the front looks great (back photographed, last picture).   If you are collecting this pattern, we hope these pretty plates get you closer to your goal.  
• Material:  Porcelain
• Dimensions:  6.375 (6 3/8) inches in Diameter
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Good Vintage Condition. No cracks or chips but lots of crazing on some plates and all on the backside, fronts look really great.  Also a couple of manufacturing defect, like blue paint marks and some ceramic "dimples", all photographed, last pictures.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and imperfections. 

Johnson Bros was established in 1883 in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England by two sons of Robert Johnson, named Frederick and Alfred.  They manufactured Earthenware products, which they called "White Granite". In 1888, they were joined by the older brother Henry, shortly after they started producing 'under-glaze' printed ware and that's what people loved and made them very famous.  In the 1890's they expanded to North America, then Germany.  By the end of the 1920's the grandsons of the founders had entered the business and were running the company.  Fast forward to 1968, they joined the Wedgwood Group in order to remain competitive and reduce costs.   In 2003, Johnson Brothers products were no longer made in Britain, the majority of the manufacturing moved to China.  Unfortunately, after the Wedgwood Group was acquired by Fiskars in 2015, the production of Johnson Brothers was discontinued.