Three 19th Century English Transferware Platters
Auction Date: October 15, 2022
Sold for: $369
Lot: 26
Blue on white transferware comprising Clews Staffordshire platter trinted in Mosaic Tracery pattern with floral basket motif on repeating hexagon grid ground, platter printed in Ralph Stevenson Williams Beehive and Vases pattern, floral and foliate motifs centering a beehive, and a John and William Ridgway platter printed in Roses and Herb Robert pattern, with strawberry blossom and fruit motif rim centering a floral still-life.
Floral basket platter with MOSAIC TRACERY to underside, impressed with STAFFORDSHIRE CLEWS WARRANTEDbeehive platter impressed with 18 to the underside.
Approximate dimensions: Clews platter 17 1/4 wide x 13 inches deep, beehive platter 19 wide x 14 3/8 inches deep, floral still-life platter 20 1/2 wide x 15 1/8 inches deep..
Parallels: All three patterns are identified in the Transferware Collectors Club Database, with related citations, 4667 is the Mosaic Tracery citation number, 3529, is the Beehive and Vases citation number and the Ridgway pattern is 5484.
Condition: Light crazing and surface scratches throughout. Wear to undersides includes some staining. Every platter with flake chip to edge, most serious to the beehive platter.
1998/99 receipts from Merlin Antiques for Clews and beehive platters. 3529