Brown Aesthetic Master Cake Plate ~ MUSHROOMS & RAVEN 1881

Brown Aesthetic Master Cake Plate ~ MUSHROOMS & RAVEN 1881

Code: 10216

$180.00 free shipping to USA
 

AESTHETIC BROWN TRANSFERWARE CAKE OR SANDWICH PLATE

MELBOURNE PATTERN

Gildea and Walker Potteries
Tunstall, Staffordshire England
c. 1881

This unusual shaped Victorian aesthetic 9  " X 9  " square cake plate is transfer printed in dark brown.  The pattern features delightful Japanesque geometric designs mixed with exotic palm trees and other tropicals.  A shoreline with sailing vessels set to the horizon while a large flock of birds fly by.  

An inset cartouche of a Rabbit ready to hop or pounce and another inset of a Raven drinking from a jug, Mushrooms on the ground and Birds in flight.

Great condition.