Six Blue Transfer Serving Dishes, England, c. 1800-1830, a Spode pearlware shell-shaped dessert dish printed with the Standard Willow pattern, maker's mark printed and impressed, lg. 9 1/2; a John Davenport earthenware fish-shaped dessert dish with molded fin-shaped handle in blue wash, printed with the Chinoiserie Ruins pattern, impressed maker's mark, lg. 9; an earthenware dessert plate printed with the Spotted Deer pattern, unmarked, dia. 7 5/8; an earthenware dessert dish printed with the Hermit (also known as Bridgeless Chinoiserie) pattern, gilt rim, workman's marks, lg. 8 1/4; a Thomas Larkin molded pearlware dessert dish printed in a grayish blue underglaze with the Garden Conversations pattern, impressed maker's mark, lg. 8; and a pierced and molded pearlware basket stand printed with the House with Tiled Floor pattern, unmarked, lg. 9 1/4 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Condition
Condition: Spode dish: Very good condition with no evidence of damage or repairs.
Davenport dish: Very good condition with only two tiny chips to underside of handle.
Plate: Good condition with four small chips to the back of the plate and one 1/2 in. hairline in the glaze on the back of the plate. This hairline does not go through to the front of the plate.
Gilt dessert dish: Good condition with one 1 in. hairline from the rim and a chip to the handle on the underside.
Larkin dessert dish: Short hairline crack from edge of dish.
Basket stand: Very good with a few knife marks.
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