Five Transfer-printed Dinner Plates, England, c. 1790-1830, a Spode earthenware plate in the Flower Cross pattern printed in blue with underglaze painting in red to which a vermicelli pattern was added, flowers and buds in the border enameled over the glaze in red and brown, rim enameled brown, painted workman's mark, dia. 9 3/4; Davenport earthenware plate printed in blue underglaze with the View of the Imperial Park at Gehol pattern, impressed maker's mark, dia. 9 3/4; an earthenware plate printed in blue underglaze with the Pagoda and Palms Variation pattern, unmarked, dia. 9 1/2; a Wood & Brettell earthenware plate printed in steely blue underglaze with The Chinese Gardener pattern, impressed mark, dia. 10; and an early earthenware molded shell-edge dinner plate printed with the line-engraved Two Figures II pattern with a painted blue ground edge, unmarked, dia. 10 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Literature: View of the Imperial Park at Gehol pattern included in
Chinoiserie: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese Style, 1750-1900, by R. Halliday and L. Zeller, Gomer Press, 2018.
Condition
Condition: Flower Cross pattern plate: Very good condition.
View of the Imperial Park at Gehol pattern plate: Very good condition with some rubbing around the plate’s rim.
Pagoda and Palms Variation pattern plate: Very good condition.
The Chinese Gardener pattern plate: Very good condtion with some slight discoloration easily cleaned.
Two Figures II pattern plate: Good condition with five very tiny chips to the edge of the plate.
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