{"product_id":"rare-antique-john-mare-italian-british-cobalt-blue-transferware-plate-blue-white-c-1820-1825-9-75-d","title":"Rare Antique John Mare “Italian” British Cobalt Blue Transferware Plate, Blue \u0026 White, c.1820–1825, 9.75” D","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare early 19th-century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Mare “Italian” pattern plate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, beautifully decorated in rich cobalt blue transferware on a white earthenware body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe center features a romantic classical landscape with architectural ruins, figures, water, trees, and distant buildings, framed by an elaborate floral and geometric border. Mare’s Italian pattern was closely related to the celebrated early Spode Italian designs of the period, making surviving examples especially appealing to collectors of early English blue-and-white transferware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse bears the distinctive printed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“British Cobalt Blue”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mark along with a faint impressed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMARE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mark, identifying the piece with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Mare of Hanley, Staffordshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, active during the early 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe “British Cobalt Blue” marking is particularly desirable and appears on select early Mare wares from this period, adding considerably to the plate’s historical and collector interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Mare, Hanley, Staffordshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePattern:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Italian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cobalt blue \u0026amp; white\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1820–1825\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9.75” diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Early English blue transferware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA scarce and beautifully detailed piece of early Staffordshire pottery, ideal for a blue-and-white collection, plate wall, or layered English country interior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lillian Grey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46123177246927,"sku":null,"price":214.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/294CB1B6-57F2-450B-B86E-EBF27CC3C279.jpg?v=1789418929","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/en-ca\/products\/rare-antique-john-mare-italian-british-cobalt-blue-transferware-plate-blue-white-c-1820-1825-9-75-d","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}