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Manufacturer: COALPORT CABINET PLATE HP BIRD PAINTING JEWEL
2 Coalport cabinet plate with handpainted bird painting, rich gilding and jewels. Made england 188-1920.
Measures 8 3/4inches in diameter.
Wavy-edged gilded rim with moulded and gilded bows. Minutely detailed background pattern in green and gold. A golden ring with blue and white flowers and foliage alternating with raised gilded stylised plants and further embellished with tiny gold jewels. The inner golden circle has a double pattern of raised triangles.
The central round reserve is painted with a long-beaked bird in flight. Purple wings and fan tail, back and edges reflecting green, as does the foliage behind the beautifully painted orchids beneath the bird, painted in delicate puce and pale lemon. A pink sky surrounds the scene.
The plate is signed with the Coalport mark for 1881-1920 and has impress number 202. Further red handwritten numbers near the rim on the back.
Condition is very good. No chips/cracks/damage of any sort. Paint and gilding are great.
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