Five Transfer-printed Earthenware Plates, England, c. 1790-1828, a Bovey Tracey round soup plate printed in black underglaze with a line-engraved The Apothecary #2 pattern, impressed maker's mark, dia. 9 3/4; a John & Richard Riley shallow soup plate printed in blue underglaze in the Eastern Street Scene pattern, printed maker's mark, dia. 10; a John Rogers & Son dessert plate printed in blue underglaze with the Toy Chinamen Chinoiserie pattern, impressed maker's mark, dia. dia. 7 1/2; a dinner plate printed in blue underglaze with the Chinese Sports, Leapfrog pattern, unmarked, attributed to Minton, dia. 10; and a plate printed in blue underglaze with the Chinese Sports, Seesaw pattern, painted workman's mark, attributed to Minton, dia. 8 1/4 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Condition
Condition: Apothecary plate: Good condition with a 4 in. hairline that has been professionally treated to stabilize it.
Chinese Sports, Leapfrog plate: Good condition with one 1/4 in. chip to the rim on the front and a similar chip on the back side. Also a firing flaw on the front rim at about 5:30 o’clock.
Eastern Street Scene, Toy Chinamen Chinoiserie, and Chinese Sports, Seesaw plates: Each in very good condition with no evidence of chips, cracks, or restorations.
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