Very collectible ROYAL WORCESTER's standard size porcelain Egg Coddle / Egg Coddler pair in the well-known LAVINIA pattern. The front of these standard size porcelain Egg Coddler depicts raspberries, little yellow flowers and laves, the backs depicts leaves and less mature berries. The Lavinia pattern was manufactured between 1938 - 1991 and is now discontinued. Additional information about Egg Coddlers is located at the bottom of this page.
There are no chips, cracks or crazing noted. The chrome lids and threaded necks are in excellent condition. These Egg Coddle / Egg Coddlers measure 2" in diameter, is 3-1/2" high and each weighs a beefy 6 ounces - standard size.
An egg coddler is a porcelain or pottery cup with a lid that is used to prepare a dish called, appropriately enough, coddled eggs. Coddled eggs are very much like poached eggs, except that the egg is cooked inside the coddler. The egg(s) are broken into the buttered coddler, and seasonings are added, if desired. The coddler is then closed with the lid and partially immersed in boiling water for a few minutes. When the eggs are cooked to the desired firmness, the coddler is lifted from the boiling water, the lid removed, and breakfast is served, in a lovely decorated dish.
Egg coddlers are often painted or glazed with a design. There are many different patterns and designs, which makes them highly suitable as practical gifts for the kitchen, or for addition to the china collection. Egg coddlers are also very desirable as collectibles.
Royal Worcester is Britain's oldest continuous manufacturer of porcelain and it was here over a century ago that the English tradition began. Manufactured since 1890, egg coddlers were originally made in an earthenware body, but since 1931 coddlers have been produced in fireproof hard porcelain.
Dating Royal Worcester Egg Coddle/Coddlers
The marks on the underside of egg coddlers may be difficult to date, however, they have changed very little over the years because of the small size of the coddler base. The following are the accepted marking dates in the trade:
1890 - 1902 - Early Grainger egg coddlers are marked with a Grainger shield mark and a year letter (A=1891 to L=1902).
1902 - 1930 - Royal Worcester egg coddlers made between c.1902 and 1930 have a Royal Worcester mark and the word Crownware printed in a ribbon or the words 'Royal Worcester Vitreous'.
1931 - 1950 - From 1931 the marking on egg coddlers is usually the words Royal Worcester England printed in straight lines in green.
1950 - 1983 - From the 1950's a scrolled W inside a circle was used with the words Royal Worcester Porcelain, Made in England in black. From 1983 a standard Royal Worcester mark in black was used on all egg coddlers.
1991 - present - in addition to the factory mark you will find two pairs of small numbers in gray or white on the base of the egg coddlers. The first pair is the printers number, the second pair of numbers indicate the year of manufacture. (ie. 55-97 = 1997, 46-01= 2001)
Backstamped on the bottoms of these porcelain Lavinia Egg Coddler is the Royal Worcester "W" logo in black ink "ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN" and "MADE IN ENGLAND".
A1579 - Pair ROYAL WORCESTER Egg Coddler Egg Coddle LAVINIA Standard Size Black Backstamp - Discontinued
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