Monmouth Pattern China

Q: Please identify some English china for me. Each piece is marked on the back with a green wreath around the words ‘England’ and ‘W.H. Grindley & Co.’ A few of the dinner plates are also marked ‘Monmouth.’ The dishes have a blue and gold design around the edge.

A: The mark on your plates was used between about 1914 and 1925 by W.H. Grindley & Co. of Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. The company was started by William Harry Grindley in 1880 and stayed in business until 1991. ‘Monmouth’ is the pattern name, although Grindley’s made two different blue and gold Monmouth patterns?one used on dishes with a smooth edge and the other on dishes with a scalloped edge. A dinner plate in excellent condition in either pattern sells for about $15 at a replacement service.