18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Plate Carmine Red Peacock Sadler & Green Liverpool Circa 1780

We are delighted to offer our early 1700s ceramics collectors this gorgeous little saucer/small plate with THE most excellent provenance. This is the perfect size George III period antique to display on a wall, shelf, or dresser. Just imagine that this small saucer/plate was made during the time of the American Revolution and has survived fully intact for over two centuries!!!

This deep, small creamware plate probably was the deep saucer for a matching tea bowl (handleless cup). It was made here in England around the 1780 period by Josiah Wedgwood. Made by his factory in the plain cream after which he sent it to Liverpool, England to be decorated by the firm of John Sadler and Guy Green. John Sadler and Guy Green were working together transfer-printing tiles and other wares in 1756 and formed a legal partnership in 1761. The Carmine red transfer design of foraging peacocks is exceptionally beautiful and makes the perfect contrast to the deep creamware body.

As well as the early manufacture and the decorative beauty of this small plate, there is another element which makes it very collectible - the provenance! We always like to know who has previously owned some of our antique offerings, sometimes, particularly with ceramics you might find an old collector/or retailer's label to the reverse. Our plate bears an original retailer's label to the reverse for Jonathan Horne Antiques of 66 Kensington Church St, London. All serious ceramics collectors of a certain age will know of Jonathan Horne. He sadly passed away in 2010. He was a ceramics dealer for over 40 years, during the hey days of antique collecting and cataloguing. He specialized in English and Continental pottery and became the go to knowledge for purchasing antique ceramics, stoneware, tiles etc. He had many of his books on the subject published, including annual exhibition annuals that to this day remain standards in the field. He was a regular exhibitor at specialist exhibitions and fairs, he not only bought, sold and advised but loaned generously to some of the worlds top museums. For his unwavering work in the fields of ceramics, in 2010 he was recognized and awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire).

They don't come much better than this, a little gem for the early creamware collector.

Size: 4 3/4 inch ( 12.2 cm) diameter, 1 inch tall (2.8 cm)

Condition: Very good to excellent for a 245 year old example. A couple of small surface grazes to the over-glaze carmine red print, seen to the tail of the distant peacock. One small glaze bubble burst seen to the outer rim at 2 o'clock. Free from repairs or restoration.

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