Early Clews Staffordshire Blue Transferware Well & Tree 'Coronation' Large Meat Platter

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A monumental blue on white, stoneware Staffordshire ‘Coronation’ pattern, well and tree platter by Ralph & James Clews, 1814–1834, Cobridge, … Read more A monumental blue on white, stoneware Staffordshire ‘Coronation’ pattern, well and tree platter by Ralph & James Clews, 1814–1834, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England.

A well-and-tree platter has a depressed design of a trunk and branches through which meat juices flow into a large depression at one end.

The title commemorates either the coronation of George IV in 1821 or William IV in 1831. A lovely still-life of a bird, a vase, fruit and flowers on a table with a border of leaves and berry fruit. The platter sits on two feet at one end opposite the deep juice well.

Marked Clews Stone China – a printed cartouche mark of a garter and crown, and the floral symbols of Britain, the rose, thistle and shamrock.
A gorgeous piece in the best blue ... ever!

18 in. L x 14 in. W x 2 in. H
Excellent antique condition, the expected staining to feet of the verso. See less