{"product_id":"live-09-29-english-plate-1-copy","title":"Live 09\/29 Antique English Staffordshire Chinoiserie Plate, Underglaze Apple Green, Bird \u0026 Peony, Crown Mark Pattern 258, c. 1830–1850","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA joyful burst of colour from the golden age of Staffordshire chinoiserie. A long-tailed bird swoops across a dreamy Chinese garden, where a lush blue peony blooms beside a flowering prunus branch and craggy scholar's rocks rise at the water's edge, with a tiny butterfly drifting above. The border is an absolute garden party of green-and-crimson camellias, cornflower-blue blossoms, and soft peach flowers trailing between vivid green scroll panels, all framed by a gently scalloped, molded rim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat sets this plate apart is its glorious apple green, fired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the glaze rather than enamelled on top, as seen on most Mason's and period ironstone. Underglaze green was notoriously difficult to master, and its presence here speaks to a skilled, ambitious factory, which is confirmed by the crowned backstamp and hand-painted pattern number 258. It's a rare and cheerful find for the transferware collector, and a stunning partner for blue-and-white or Imari-palette wares on a wall or plate rack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English Staffordshire earthenware, brown transfer with polychrome colouring, including underglaze green\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Printed brown crown, pattern number 258 painted in green\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e c. 1830–1850\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 10 1\/2”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good antique condition, with overall glaze crazing, a few kiln specks and small glaze skips on the reverse rim, and a small firing flaw at rim. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe unusual over the ordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 🖤 Greyson Manor Home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greyson Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46176211566799,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/16398F38-C9D3-4DD4-866E-8B81C8222E79.jpg?v=1790700613","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/products\/live-09-29-english-plate-1-copy","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}