Antique Staffordshire Blue Transferware Plate

Garden Scenery

This auction is for a lovely, blue transferware plate measuring 9.50 inches in diameter.

The pattern name is "Garden Scenery" and the manufacturer is T.J. & J. Mayer? circa 1843-1855.

It features a Romantic, central vignette portraying a family and a dog strolling beside a winding waterway, with a rustic gazebo, a castle-like structure, tall trees and distant mountains completing the scene.

The rim is both gently scalloped and deeply paneled, and the border design is comprised of delicate blossoms set against a busy motif resembling seaweed, or coral.

The reverse is clearly marked with the pattern name, that of the maker and "Longport".

The condition is excellent, with no chips, cracks, hairlines or discoloration. There is general, faint, colorless crazing present as well as the usual three firing stilt marks to each side. The transfer is crisp and the glaze remains glossy with only a few light use marks visible on the face.

Overall, this fine example of antique transferware displays perfectly and would surely be an asset to any collection of antique Staffordshire china.

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