19th Century English Wall Plates With Hand Painted Anthropomorphic Animal Themed Images, Set of 11

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Eleven rare one of a kind, entirely hand painted porcelain plates, stylishly decorated with overglaze kiln-set enamel of caricature paintings … more Eleven rare one of a kind, entirely hand painted porcelain plates, stylishly decorated with overglaze kiln-set enamel of caricature paintings of animals depicted as people inspired by Hokusai's anthropomorphic animal paintings and prints, whose work greatly influenced many European artists in the latter half of the 19th century. Signed by the artist in the form of 'EK' monogram and dated 1877. Manufactured by T.C. Brown Westhead Moore & Co. active from 1862-1904, founded by Job Ridgway in 1802 and later renamed Cauldon Ltd. in 1905. less