PICKARD CHINA ARTIST SIGNED WAGNER PORCELAIN GOLD HAND PAINTED PLATE POPPIES

A stunning 100% hand painted plate done by the Chicago porcelain decorating firm – Pickard China.  It is clearly artist signed “WAGNER”.  A very skillfully painted plate featuring hand-painted red poppies and green foliage trimmed with very heavy gold trim.

According to the book Collector’s Encyclopedia of Pickard China by Alan B. Reed this plate appears to be marked with Mark # 5 (it is 13/32” in diameter and brown as shown on page 71) which the author says was used 1905-1910.  The artist signature “WAGNER” is most likely for Albert H. Wagner who painted florals for Pickard from 1903 to 1918.  From this same book on page 171 figure 371 shows a pattern called “Poppy Conventional” which looks to be identical to the pattern on this plate.  

Regardless, this is a totally gorgeous piece!!!

The porcelain blank is also marked on the bottom under glaze with a makers mark but I cannot decipher it.  For those of you who may not know, neither Pickard or any of the other Chicago area china decorating firms mentioned in the above book made their own porcelain; they purchased plain white blanks from many other companies and then decorated them with their own hand painted designs. 

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Age and Condition

This piece would date to circa 1905-1910. 

The plate is in excellent to mint original condition.  There are no cracks, hairlines, chips, flea bites or repairs.  There is no visible wear to the gold.  There are only some signs of use in the form of light scratches that can be seen to the gold decoration when the plate is held “in the right light”.  I will also mention that there is some slight discoloration to several areas of the gold (this can be seen in some of the photos).  These are only really obvious when the plate is held “in the right light”.  The plate rings like a bell all around when I tap anywhere on the edge with my ring.  I also studied the plate under a black-light and found no issues.  A beautiful piece!  Please keep in mind these photos may be blown up at least 8-10 times normal, so anything you see will look 8-10 times larger in the photos than it really is.

Please note: if you see a dark spot in the photos it is from my camera and is not a mark on the piece.  It will be either just to the right of center towards the bottom or slightly above center on the right side of the photo.

Approximate Dimensions

About 8.5” (21.6 cm) in diameter and sits about 1.125” (2.9 cm) off the table at the rim.

Approximate Weight

About 13.125 ounces (371 grams).   

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