STAFFORDSHIRE TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC CUP PLATES, LOT OF THREE, comprising one example featuring Two Sailboats with partial shell border, one example having Christmas Eve scene from the Wilkie's Designs series, and one example with Basket of Flowers pattern. Marks to underside include impressed "WOOD", a crown encircled with "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE", and a spread-wing eagle encircled with "ADAMS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE". Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem; Ralph & James Clews, Cobridge; William Adams III, Stoke-on-Trent, England. First half 19th century. 3 7/8" to 4 5/8" D.
Literature: The Armans -
Anglo-American Ceramic Cup Plates - Part I, p. 12, #33, p. 30, #115; Transferware Collectors Club database patterns #1972 and #2027.
Provenance: From the collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ.
Condition
Christmas Eve example having some minute to minor scattered flakes; flower example with moderate rim chip; and sailboats example with restoration, yellowing to back.