The York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion Officers’ Mess Soup Plate. A scarce example of rococo outline (26 cms), the edge decorated with simple gold lines and further decorated with regimental insignia in mauve being St. Edward’s crown over the Royal Tiger over the Union Rose and a tripart scroll ‘First Battalion the York & Lancaster Regiment’. The reverse marked ‘Royal Worcester Mess Contractors 1902’ and ‘Apsley Pellatt & Co., Northumberland Avenue’, the gold linear decoration with considerable wear, otherwise good condition; 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment Officers’ Mess Side Plate. A scarce example of kidney shaped outline (24.5 x 14.23 cms), the outer edge decorated with narrow bands of blue and gold and the inner lip with regimental insignia comprising St. Edward’s crown over the Knot Simplicita over LXXX. The reverse marked ‘Worcester Royal China Works enclosing a shield G & Co. established 1801’ further marked ‘Apsley Pellatt & Co., 21, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, 1901’. Also impressed ‘M6’, some colour loss to the outer edge decoration (2) £80-120