6 x Desert plates. 8.25in diameter

Good vintage condition.

No chips or cracks.

One has some crazing see pic

China search values these at £12 per plate.

Each plate photographed front and back individually. Please examine

I am listing other plates, platters, tureens in the same pattern - please check my listings. Multi buy discount ava.

You can collect for free from east London (E12 postcode) or see postage prices.

RN 597783

726292

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Doulton's answer to Shelley Art Deco ware - a stunning design featuring handpainting in two greens and bright yellow, on a blue transfer.

The Merryweather pattern was produced throughout the 1930s and 40s, but is becoming hard to find. Plates and platters are often impressed with date stamps, the last two figures indicating the year of production.

The backstamp includes two registration numbers:

• Reg No 597783 dates from 1912 and refers to the SHAPE - the beautiful octagonal cups and 12-sided plates are the same as the Nankin, Old Leeds Spray and D4051 patterns, which have the same Reg No.

• Reg No 726292 presumably applies specifically to the MERRYWEATHER design, and dates from 1926. The 'Made in England' in the backstamp indicates a date of roughly the same period, c. 1930+.