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English Majolica Serving Tray with Basket, Leaves, and Stem Handles, Circa 1870

Offered by: Robert James Walsh & Company

Description
This lovely Majolica platter is decorated as a cream-colored low basket with a mustard-colored rattan rim, and with brown banana-plant stems as handles. The basket is overlain with banana leaves in various shades of green. The underside is decorated in a brown-and-cream sponged technique. These elements are all hand-colored highlights on a molded body. There is a small "p"-like mark in dark brown enamel color on the bottom of the platter. The basket motif reflects the Victorian and Aesthetic Movement tastes of admiration for the rustic and elegant characteristics of Nature.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Molded and hand-painted pottery.
Condition:	Good. No issues.
Creation Date:	1870
Styles / Movements:	Aesthetic Movement, Majolica, Victorian
Patterns:	Florals/Botanical, Textured, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	CBRM18-32
Incollect Reference #:	502900

Dimensions

W.	13.5 in;	H.	1.5 in;	D.	10 in;
W.	34.29 cm;	H.	3.81 cm;	D.	25.4 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert James Walsh & Company is a thirty-year-old Vermont business dealing in antiques, art, and modernism. Robert Walsh, owner, is also an Accredited Member of Appraisers Association of America, as well as a respected consultant. We have participated in many international trade shows in the US and Canada.