Manufacturer/Country: Bottom stamp reads: Ridgways Old Ivory Bedford Ware Made In England

Rare plate by listed artist Cyril Gorainoff. Please note that the designs are NOT transfers and are individual hand-painted works of art. The images depicted are scenes from his sketch book. All the paintings are signed and titled by the artist. Gorainoff was a cavalry officer during the Russian Revolution who had an inherent talent to draw horses and wildlife. After fleeing from Russia to America, he met a Czechoslovakian technical ceramicist named Frank Vosmansky. They combined their skills and opened a small gift shop on Madison Avenue in New York City during the 1920's. After much success in the 1930's, the prestigious Abercrombie and Fitch store entered into an exclusive contract with them to feature their sporting line of hunt scenes, dogs, and birds. During the Eisenhower presidency, these adventurous, talented immigrants were commissioned to produce china for the White House. This prompted many prominent families and celebrities to purchase their own custom china as well.

The one picture of the artist’s statement is from one plate not this one but thought it interesting to add to the information.

Condition:  Good no cracks or scratches noted.  Paint and Signature worn. Crazed from age. Price reduced accordingly.

Size: Approximately 10 inches diameter 

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Welcome to Huntsman Antiques Store. This store is a hobby for me, in that I collect fox hunt plates and when I travel on vacation, or go to antique shows, I visit the local antique shops in search for items for my collection. Whenever possible (which is often) I will find fox hunt items and will be able to negotiate a reasonable price, which I will mark up modestly to cover some of my expenses. My store is an easy way to list these items and make them available to you. Since my typical mark up is so little (usually $5-10.00 on many of the items) the various fees (store fee, listing percentage, paypal percentage, and now shipping fee percentage) really eat away at the already small margin that is present. Therefore discounts are difficult unless involving shipping discounts when we are looking at orders of 5 items or more. Thanks as always for your purchases. Sam Geller Huntsman Antiques

Payment Details:

Domestic Buyers: Buyer to pay for shipping and insurance (included in newer listings since free shipping for domestic purchases is my new policy. Breakdown of shipping fees will be in text of listing.) Buyer to notify us within 5 days of auction on method of payment and shipping address. Paypal for 3 business day shipping policy. Email questions to arrange for MO and Checks (held 7 days).

For non USA Buyers: only Paypal or US Cash accepted no international checks.

Shipping Details:

Domestic buyers all items shipped via Parcel Post Mail most often however some short distance packages have the same fee for priority so we use that. Insurance is by your request, otherwise risk of breakage or receiving is assumed by the buyer. For insurance request contact us so we can apply the appropriate extra fees.

International Buyers shipping/insurance fees to be determined after auction ends by best estimate of weight of package. Economy shipping permitted if package under 4 lbs, otherwise shipping must be Priority International whid is substantially more costly. We are happy to try and get an estimate for you before auction ends if not clear to you in the listing format.

Huntsman Antiques deals primarily in fox hunting items. We specialize in china decorative plates. Check out our other listings for additional fox hunt items.

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