Bone china is a high-grade porcelain produced in the United Kingdom with a history of more than 300 years. Because of its "thin as paper, transparent as a mirror, sound as chime, and white as jade", the porcelain is delicate and transparent, the shape is beautiful and elegant, the color surface is moist and bright, and the flower surface is colorful, which makes it white and luxurious. It has the dual value of use and art. Historically, it is a special product for the palace and a treasure collected by nobles. It is a symbol of power and status. It is favored by many buyers and is known as the "King of Porcelain". Bone china has gradually become a world ceramic treasure after generations of famous craftsmen.
Bone china is not only a special porcelain for the British royal family, it is also a high-grade porcelain recognized in the world. Bone china is fired by adding animal bone powder to traditional ceramic raw materials. Bone china is the endorsement of green ceramics. Color-in-glaze bone china melts the picture in a high temperature and transparent glaze, and the picture is not easy to wear and tear, and it does not fall off. It can be well-deservedly called "healthy ceramics".
Bone china is made of sophisticated materials, finely made, and strict standards. Its regularity, whiteness, transparency, thermal stability and other physical and chemical indicators are extremely demanding. Bone china tableware is a fine product among ceramic utensils. It was founded in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. This kind of bone china tableware is infiltrated with 50% animal bone powder in the traditional ceramic material, which makes the work appear crystal clear. General ceramic products are much lighter and thinner. With its high quality, high style and high taste, bone china tableware has become the must-selected porcelain for the upgrade of major star hotels.
Bone china tea sets, coffee sets, and family sets have become ideal tools for companies of all sizes and wealthy families, and are also the best gifts for relatives and friends. Bone china has become the leading consumer of domestic high-end porcelain.
The world's top ten famous bone china are all in the UK. The painted patterns and tones of these porcelains tend to be more traditional, and in the porcelain world, they are already collectibles with artistic value. Royal Dalton accounts for 40% of the UK's bone china production and is the world's leading manufacturer of bone china today.
It was founded in the 17th century and has a long history of more than 200 years with the British bone china industry. In 1887, Henry Dalton became the first porcelain artist to be knighted; in 1966, the company became the first company in the UK to receive the Queen's Award for technological innovation; in 1984, the spaceship Discovery One of its plates was taken to space on its maiden voyage, making it the first porcelain to be carried into space.
When it comes to British bone china, we must not forget Wedgwood, who is regarded as the father of British ceramics. He founded the Wedgwood Porcelain Company in 1759. The British royal family chose the company's bone china products, and the queen even authorized him to use the name "Queen's Royal Pottery".
In 1902, President Roosevelt's White House banquet, in 1935 the maiden voyage of the luxury cruise ship Queen Mary, and in 1953 the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, Wedgwood participated in these three famous feasts of the century with their exquisite bone china tableware.
Wedgwood bone china utensils use animal bone meal as the main raw material. Four coffee cups can hold up a multi-ton truck, and the price is extremely expensive. In specialty stores, a Wedgwood china bowl is sold The price is as high as thousands of RMB. A former Australian minister came under fire from the opposition for buying a $3154 Wedgwood tea set.
This bone china painted wall decoration, presented to Premier Li Peng by Princess Margaret, has the traditional style of British bone china. The wall decoration is cleverly designed to be hung on the wall to beautify the wall, or it can be filled with spices such as lavender and rose petals as a fragrance diffuser - there are several holes in the top lid to distribute the fragrance. This delicate and small wall decoration is made of bone china fired by the Derbillington Company in England.
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