While Wild Rose is a single scene series, there are countless subtle variations to the scene as it was hand painted and no two examples are alike. There are also variations in the actual ground, often the ground that has more blue is more desired by collectors. Dating Wild Rose to an exact year is quite possible as many of the flat items have an impressed date code or have a number just to the right of the crown in the maker’s mark which is also a dating code (example on right). This dating code works like this, the base year is 1927, so you add the numeral that appears just to the left of the crown to 1927 and you get the production year, in the case of the example below the numeral is a 20 so the vase from which this mark was taken was produced in 1947.
If there is no “A” in the makers mark (example above on left), then it was produced before 1942. There are two pattern numbers set against this series:-
D6227 introduced circa 1941
The Wild Rose series was put on at least 24 shapes and some of these shapes come in more that one size, like the Lygon Jug which I belive comes in 4 sizes. There is also a wall charger, I recently found one of these at a local auction, but as the colours where poor I did not bother to purchase it. By my count there are 27 diiferent shapes and sizes to make up a full suite.
Shapes
Vase Shape 8025 & 8025A
shape 8025 - 23.5 cm (9.25") tall
shape 8025A 18.5 cm (7.25") tall
Vase Shape 8093
15 cm (6") tall
Vase Shape 8106
21.5 cm (8.6") tall
Vase Shape 8124
22.2 cm (8.75")
Vase Shape 8125
21.5 cm (8.5") tall
Jygon Jug
Come in 4 sizes
10 cm (4") tall & 12.5 cm (5") across top from edge of handle to lip of spout
18.2 cm (7.25”) tall & 15 cm (6”) across top from edge of handle to lip of spout
Tray
33 cm (13") diameter
Egerton Rack Plate
diameter 26.5 cm (26.5")
Arnhem Tray
290 cm (11.5") by 23.5 cm (9.25")
Centre Piece - Fruit bowl - shape 8206A
30 cm (11.75") diameter & 6 cm (2.3") deep
Devon Comport
Two sizes
25 cm (10") diameter & 12 cm (4.7") tall
20cm (8") & 11 cm (4.25") tall
Winchester Salad Bowl
19.5 cm (7.5") diameter & 9.5 cm (3.75") deep
Conway Bowl
25 cm (10") diameter
Image courtesy of Sue Toulis
Leeds Round Fruit Bowl
Diameter of 23.5 cm (9.5") & 5 cm (2") deep.
Bowl Unamed Shape
21 cm (8.25") diameter
Image courtesy of Sue Toulis
Dorothy Desert Plate
20 cm (8") square
"Slice Tray" - shape 7979
23.4 cm (9.25") by 18 cm (7.25")
Tray - shape 8098
23 cm (9.12") by 17 cm (6.75")
Sandwich Tray - shape 8099
"Cake Tray" - shape 8237
23 cm (9.25") by 19.7 cm (7.75")
"Pin Tray" or "Conserve Dish" -shape "7922"
13.2 cm (5.25") by 9.5 cm (3.75")
"Pin Dish"or "Conserve Dish" - shape "7923"
11cm (4.25") by 9.5 cm (3.75")