Five Blue Transfer Dishes, England, c. 1790-1820, a tray printed with the Chinese Men in a Garden pattern, molded scroll-shaped handles painted with a blue ground, unmarked, attributed to Davenport, lg. 10 1/2, wd. 6; a handled pearlware rectangular tray printed with the Buffalo pattern, unmarked, lg. 9 1/8, wd. 6 1/8; a Spode molded pearlware dessert dish printed with the line-engraved Buffalo pattern, brown enameled rim, painted workman's mark, Copeland's mark WMP5, lg. 7 3/8; a Davenport earthenware dessert dish printed with the Chinoiserie Ruins pattern, modified rectangle with rounded edges, impressed maker's mark, lg. 10 1/2 wd. 7 1/4; and a molded earthenware leaf-shaped pickle dish printed in dark blue underglaze with the line-engraved island and banyan tree portion on the Buffalo pattern, printed workman's mark, lg. 5 1/4, wd. 4 1/2 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Condition
Condition: Chinese Men in a Garden tray: Very good condition with no evidence of chips, cracks, or restorations.
Buffalo tray: One corner has been broken off and re-glued. A chip under the rim on the other side has been re-glued.
Buffalo dessert dish: Very good condition with only very minor wear to the enameling on the rim.
Chinoiserie Ruins dessert dish: Very good condition with only minor utensil marks on surface glaze.
Buffalo pickle dish: Good condition. One point broken off.
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