A fine and rare Early 20th Century Antique English Edwardian Royal Doulton Porcelain Cabinet Plate, "Perle des Jardins", with heavily gilded border and footring, painted by Harry Piper, active at Doultons from 1892 - 1914, and highly regarded as a specialist painter of fruit and flower subjects, this plate being a fine example of his work in this genre. The obverse bearing the signature of the artist, viz. " H. Piper" , the reverse with the Royal Doulton puce printed backstamp as used from 1902 - 1922, in gold script, the title, Perle des Jardins, for the light yellow, orange centred tea rose, "Perle des Jardins", first bred in France by Antoine Levet { père } in 1874; in black script, the code Ra2673, Ref. Robert Allen Design Studio ~ Pattern Numbers and the pattern number C 9731, { the C in fact looking very like an E }, Ref. Doulton ~ Pattern Numbers, all this together with the partial impressed Date Code 2 - for February 190?, and blue painted symbol, { perhaps a Gilder's Mark }. Interestingly, the artist's father, Enoch Piper, whose speciality was the painting of heraldic designs, created an armorial plaque in 1902 to commemorate the granting to Doulton of the Royal Warrant by King Edward VII in 1901 and this stunning design was displayed proudly at the Nile Street, Burslem factory for many years.
Height ~ 24.10 cm. / 9.50 inches ~ Width ~ 24.10 cm. / 9.50 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1903.
