Portmeirion Queen's Hidden Garden Dinner Plate (2)

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Rare - Portmeirion Queen's Hidden Garden Dinner Plate This auction is for a very rare and difficult to find vintage Portmeirion Queenâe(tm)s Hidden Garden Dinner Plate that is now discontinued . This beautiful china plate has a white background with two types of pink flowers and green stems. The plate is flat but has a raised lip on the rim. The plate is 10Â½âe in diameter by 1Â½âe tall at the edge. It is in excellent condition with no chips or scratches. The bottom of the plate does have two tiny flaws on it. The bottom of the plate has the back stamp with blue and pink flowers. It reads Portmeirion Present, the Queenâe(tm)s Hidden Garden, by David Bellamy, printings by Marjorie Lyon, Designed by Shahrzad Forouzan, made in England. The plates were manufactured from 1983 to 2001 and are now discontinued. History of Portmeirion Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis,born at Gayton, Northamptonshire on 28 May the second son of the Rev. John Clough Williams-Ellis and Hilda Greaves. Best known for The Portmeirion Village built on his own private peninsula on the coast of Snowdonia from 1925 to 1976. He built the village to show that the development of a naturally beautiful site need not lead to its defilement and that architectural good manners could be good business. His lifelong concern was with Architecture, Landscape Design, the protection of Rural Wales and Conservation generally. At Portmeirion he gave his ideas physical and practical expression. The Village went on to become his most famous work and one of the most successful British architectural projects of the 20th century. The Beginning of Portmeirion Pottery His daughter Susan, who studied art under Henry Moore, began to design distinctive pottery for sale in the village after her marriage to Euan Cooper-Willis.In 1972 saw the first production of Botanic Garden in their own factory. Now one of the worldsâe(tm)s best selling multi-motif tableware based on natural history illustrations of flora and butterflies from the 19th century and the beginning of the companys phenomenal success. The beauty of the Portmeirion Pottery collection of tableware, giftware and cookware stems from Susan Williams-Ellis' ability to design and model shapes that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, Susan has always expected her pottery designs, both shapes and pattern, to fit comfortably with everyday life. Since the 1960s Susan has created all the shapes by turning the originals by hand from which the moulds were produced. The design department continues to create new products, shapes and innovative ranges under the watchful eye of Susan, with the modeling department maintaining the highest standard of design. The company is a significant force in the pottery industry with a strong international following and an established reputation for high quality and innovative design. The company manufactures an extensive range of tableware, cookware, kitchenware and giftware which are marketed with a wide range of co-coordinating accessories in diverse materials. In the UK, Portmeirion Pottery is sold by a wide spectrum of good quality retailers, primarily specialists such as Kings and Queens and department stores. I have taken photos of the actual piece you are bidding on. This is the product you will actually receive. Please note that ALL our items come from a SMOKE FREE home. Also, when you have a chance, please check out all the other Items we have in our eBay Store /iTs-collectables . Just click on any category of interest and save on shipping with combined purchases. Code: DX7Q38 read more

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