Rare Johnson Brothers "Bird Of Paradise" square salad plate
On eggshell background a colourful decoration with a bowl overflowing with fruit and flowers (yellow and red peonies) with one bird perched on the edge and one bird flying above
Swirl rim and less common square shape with cut off corners
Johnson Brothers Bird of Paradise was produced from 1945 to 1965, this design dates to c.1951.
Marked ‘Johnson Bros. Made In England on the base with a crown and the name and representation of the pattern Bird of Paradise and number (pat n. 165522). A genuine hand engraving. All decoration under the glaze permanent and acid resistant colours
A lovely decorative item,perfect to add a touch of OldEngland charm to your table, to serve biscuits or salad or a slice of cake
In good vintage condition.
Johnson Brothers was a British tableware manufacturer and exporter founded in 1883 by the grandsons of the famous Meakin pottery family lineage.
It was noted for its early introduction of "semi-porcelain" tableware, a material that appeared like china but was tough and durable (which they called 'White Granite')
It was among the most successful Staffordshire potteries which produced tableware, much of it exported to the United States, from the 1890s through to the 1960s. In 1968, Johnson Brothers joined the Wedgewood Group after it could no longer remain independent, and was finally discontinued in 2015.