A good Early 19th Century Antique English Georgian Blue and White Transfer Spode Pottery Tea Plate, { Shape No. S82 }, the smallest of the four standard sizes of plate in the Double Indented Shape used for the introduction of the Caramanian P905 series of views and subsequently used in other series of multi-scene patterns. Decorated in a light / medium blue palette with a scene from the "Greek" series, unmarked, but here attributed to Spode who first introduced the pattern, { Pattern No. P906 }, with it's numerous variations Circa 1805. This series of designs, many of which have been identified by the late Margaret Buxton, was taken from a publication of 1804 which gives details of the collection of Sir William Hamilton. This particular pattern, "Attack of the Griffin", is illustrated in Volume 1 of Coysh & Henrywood's "Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780 - 1880, { A.C.C. Woodbridge 1982 }, although the central scene is not there identified. The pattern also appears in Nicholas Moore's excellent work, "Spode Greek", where it is to be found illustrated on Page 98, Fig. 80. We are pleased to acknowledge our debt to Peter Chesterfield for his assistance in identifying this rarely encountered pattern. The reverse of the piece with impressed numeral 4.
Width ~ 15.50 cm. / 6.125 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1820.
