{"product_id":"antique-wedgwood-brown-transferware-bird-plates-for-john-mortlock-london-pair-c-1884","title":"Antique Wedgwood Brown Transferware Bird Plates for John Mortlock London | Pair c.1884","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking pair of antique Wedgwood brown transferware dinner plates made for the prestigious London retailer John Mortlock, dating to circa 1884. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRendered in warm brown against a creamy ground, each plate features a wonderfully detailed scene of exotic game birds within a landscape, surrounded by a distinctive geometric border of folded ribbon and stylized foliage. The combination of naturalistic imagery and strong decorative ornament is wonderfully evocative of late 19th-century English design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse bears the John Mortlock Oxford Street, London globe trademark with “Registered Trade Mark 1884,” along with an impressed WEDGWOOD mark and additional impressed date and production marks. John Mortlock was a prominent London china and glass retailer, commissioning wares from important English manufacturers including Wedgwood.b\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 140 years old, the plates remain in lovely antique condition with no chips or cracks. Crazing, areas of discoloration and surface wear are present, giving them the wonderfully timeworn character expected of pieces of this age. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful displayed together in a plate rack, cabinet or gallery wall, and particularly striking mixed with other antique brown transferware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasures: 10” diameter each\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSold as a pair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wanderlust Brocante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45756513059023,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/08988B97-C682-4B5A-8077-0500D630F8A6.jpg?v=1759450725","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/ar\/products\/antique-wedgwood-brown-transferware-bird-plates-for-john-mortlock-london-pair-c-1884","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}