Wood & Sons - Khotan

Along with Woods' Buddha pattern, this is one of Frederick Rhead's earliest tableware designs for Woods, dating to around 1914.

Khotan and Buddha share very similar stylised floral borders, a variation of which occurs in Woods' Ming tableware (right), marketed from 1915 via Woolworths.

The distinctive shape of the Khotan and Buddha tureens (left) and meat plates is found also in Rhead's Orient pattern (centre right).

Lacking its own distinctive backstamp motif, Khotan items usually bear Woods' ROYAL SEMI PORCELAIN mark.

Plates generally have white centres, but one occasionally comes across dessert plates with an oriental landscape scene in the centre (see photo below), reminiscent of Rhead's Kang-Hi pattern. It is not known if this scene occurs on any other items in the range.

Dinner plate
10 ins
SOLD

Dessert plate
9 ins
SOLD

 

Side plate
7.5 ins
SOLD

Dessert plate
With central landscape
8.625 ins

Impressed 1915

SOLD

Although not marked KHOTAN, the plate has a similar WOOD & SONS SEMI-PORCELAIN mark. 

Trio
cup: 3.5 ins,
2.25 ins high,
saucer: 5.5 ins,
plate: 6 ins

SOLD

Vegetable tureen and lid
11.5 x 8.875 ins
(top rim),
6 ins high
(top of finial)

SOLD

Spare base available - £20

Sauce tureen, lid and stand
8 x 6.25 ins
(top rim),
5.5 ins high
(top of finial)

rectangular

SOLD

Meat platters
These are available in at least four sizes:

Very large
18 x 13 ins

Large (left)
16 x 11 ins
Impressed 1923
£48

Medium
14 x 10 ins

Small
12.25 x 8.75 ins

Gravy boat
3.5 ins high (top of handle),
8 ins (spout-handle)

£25

Gravy boat with attached underplate
2.75 ins (lowest height),
8 ins (spout-handle),
8.5 x 5 ins (base)

£35