April 12, 2024
Clews ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS Antq Purple Transferware Plate
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Lovely Antique Purple Transferware Pearlware Plate in Highly Desirable Pattern (#1) Made by Staffordshire potter Ralph and John Clews at their works in Cobridge, Staffordshire, in the 1830s , this pattern is prized by collectors both for its design elements and its reflection of British history. The Zoological Gardens opened in Regent's Park, London, in 1831, creating wide interest in viewing exotic animals. In this plate Mom, Dad, and 2 sons are visiting the zoo, looking at an animal that might be a leopard. The cage, buildings, and plantings are highly detailed, and the border print on this plate is first-rate. Examples of this pattern have sold at top international auction houses, including Skinner. Note on color: on my monitor, the color looks redder than it is. This plate is not as grape-soda purple as other transferware I have, but it is definitely more purple than red. Condition: Photos show the plate being offered in this auction, tagged as "1" on back. It measures 8" in diameter. T are NO CHIPS OR CRACKS but t are some irregularities from the original manufacture. On the front, t is one pinprick-size bubble and 3 of what I consider stilt marks -- tiny raised rough areas from the original manufacture; on 2 of these the glaze has come off, exposing the body material of the plate (see below the leopard, and in the plant-bed
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