A Beautiful Antique Royal Crown Derby Imari one Soup Plate in their famous Kings pattern.

It is decorated in the Rich Imari 3973 Pattern.

This is an Oriental, Imari-Inspired pattern, ornately decorated in the distinctive colors of Iron Red, Cobalt Blue and Luxurious Gold.

This amazing piece is both Ageless and Timeless

The plate is enhanced with gold rim

It will be a great gift - to yourself or a loved one.

The plate is accordingly marked with print and impressed Royal Crown Derby marks.

The plate is 9 3/8" in diameter and 1 3/8" deep

It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. 

It is possible to have some very minimal crazing if any and some damage to the gold

Exceptional collector’s piece. Would have a place in any china collection.

When this plate was made:

    • the US buys concession to build the Panama canal from French for $40 million
    • Carnegie Institute founded in Washington, D.C.
    • China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet
    • American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago
    • Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso becomes a 1st well-known performer to make a record
    • John Steinbeck, American author (Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962), born in Salinas, California (d. 1968)
    • J. C. Penney opens his first store, The Golden Rule Store, in Kemmerer, Wyoming
    • Levi Strauss, the American clothing manufacturer, dies at 73
    • US President Theodore Roosevelt became 1st US chief executive to ride in a car
    • Split skirt 1st worn by Mrs Adolph Landeburg (horse rider)
    • "A Trip To The Moon", the first sci-fi film, released

This is a piece of history that everyone will be proud to have. 


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