Royal Crown Derby Crushed Velvet Copper Coupe Plate 164mm (Pack of 6)
Product Description
The Royal Crown Derby Crushed Velvet Copper coupe plate is a bone china side and presentation plate intended for premium table settings. The coupe profile — shallow, with no raised...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- Orange
Patterned - Diameter
- 165
- Dimensions
- 15(H) x 165(Ø)mm | ½(H)" x 6½(Ø)"
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Product Description
The Royal Crown Derby Crushed Velvet Copper coupe plate is a bone china side and presentation plate intended for premium table settings. The coupe profile — shallow, with no raised rim — keeps the visual focus on the food rather than the plate, while the Crushed Velvet pattern uses layered colour and repeat decoration to provide a rich backdrop that works with varied plating styles without overpowering them.
In service, bone china of this grade performs meaningfully better than standard porcelain. The material is denser and more vitrified, which translates to improved chip resistance over sustained daily use — a relevant consideration when plates cycle through a busy pass repeatedly across a service. The copper colourway suits candlelit dinner service as well as afternoon tea, and the Crushed Velvet range is available in additional colourways, giving operators the option to mix presentations across a table without creating visual inconsistency.
Practical points worth noting before ordering:
- Bone china construction offers better durability than standard porcelain under regular service conditions
- Rimless coupe profile suits clean, modern plating where food margins are part of the presentation
- Full-cover pattern adds visual presence even with lighter or simpler plating
- Designed to sit alongside other Crushed Velvet colourways without clashing
- Pack of six allows stock to be built incrementally without committing to large quantities at once
There are no unusual handling requirements beyond standard fine china care. As with all decorated bone china, it is worth confirming dishwasher compatibility with your wash cycle before committing to automated washing at volume, particularly where the decoration sits close to any metallic finish.
This plate is well suited to fine dining restaurants, boutique hotels, private members' clubs, and afternoon tea operations where tableware forms a considered part of the guest experience. For operations needing larger plate counts in a single order, it is worth checking current stock availability and lead times in advance.
If you are building a setting around the Crushed Velvet range or would like guidance on how the colourways work together in practice, the team is happy to talk it through.
Key Features
- Bone china construction, denser and more vitrified than standard porcelain
- Rimless coupe profile keeps focus on food presentation and clean margins
- Full-cover Crushed Velvet Copper pattern adds visual depth to the table
- Designed to coordinate with other colourways in the Crushed Velvet range
- Supplied in a pack of six for flexible, incremental stock building
Operational Benefits
- Better chip resistance supports repeated daily cycling through a busy pass
- Rimless profile suits modern plating styles without restricting presentation options
- Copper colourway enhances table presence across afternoon tea and dinner service
- Mix-and-match range flexibility allows varied table layouts without visual clash
- Pack-of-six format lets operators top up stock without large upfront commitments
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- Orange
Patterned - Diameter
- 165
- Dimensions
- 15(H) x 165(Ø)mm | ½(H)" x 6½(Ø)"
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Bone China
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- Yes
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Temperature range
- 2°C to 100°C
- Weight
- 199g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Bone china at this quality level is generally robust, but the suitability of the Crushed Velvet decoration for commercial dishwasher cycles — particularly at high temperatures or with strong detergents — should be confirmed before committing to automated washing at volume. Hand finishing or careful cycle selection is common practice with decorated fine china in high-end operations.
- The absence of a raised rim gives chefs more usable plate surface and allows cleaner food margins, which suits modern plating styles where presentation spacing is deliberate. It also means the pattern is fully visible around the food, which works well for lighter portions or display-style presentations such as afternoon tea.
- Yes — the Crushed Velvet collection is available in multiple colourways, and the repeat pattern structure is designed so that different colours can sit alongside one another on a table without clashing. This makes it practical for afternoon tea operations or tasting menus where varied plate presentations are part of the service style.