1800 - 1810 English Pearlware Botanical Dessert Dish by Neale & Co.

Description

Antique early 19th c. creamware botanical plate decorated with hand painted named specimen - Lavatera Trimestris Annual Lavatera (common names … more Antique early 19th c. creamware botanical plate decorated with hand painted named specimen - Lavatera Trimestris Annual Lavatera (common names annual mallow, rose mallow, royal mallow, regal mallow). Mallow is a species of flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. Diamond shape with blue and gilt border. Bears the impressed crown and G mark on the base for Neale & Company and red script specimen Latin name. Provenance - Harold Blakey collection. Measures 11 1/4" x 8 7/8". Good condition. less