Antique Minton Aesthetic Movement 9\" Pink Cabinet Plate Butterfly Birds 1880 For Sale

VICTORIAN MINTON FOR BAILEY, BANKS & offerDLE DESSERT PLATEManufactured by Minton (UK) for luxury retailer Bailey, Banks & offerdle (Philadelphia). Circa 1875-1885.A superb Gilded Age bone porcelain dessert plate featuring a scalloped, gilt-rimmed edge. Part of an exclusive multi-colored \"Rainbow\" service. The wide border displays a rich rose-pink ground (Rose Pompadour) interrupted by three finely framed reserve cartouches. Each medallion is masterfully hand-painted with vivid, colorful exotic paradise birds perched on branches in the elegant Chinoiserie style. The central well features a highly detailed, naturalistic hand-painted study of a blooming British thistle bush among wild field grasses, accompanied by finely rendered butterflies in flight, including an English Swallowtail.Marks: The reverse features an incised Minton potter\'s mark near the center base.
Dimensions: Diameter 9 inches (23.0 cm).
Condition: Mint antique condition. No chips, cracks, or restorations.
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