Porcelain 'Canova' Platter - Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co, 1868 Ref. No. P2

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Time Period

1800s

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Porcelain ‘Canova’ platter -Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co, 1868
Ref. No. P2

Around 1856 to 1862 (dates being a little vague), T.C. Brown-Westhead, and Moore became associated with John and William Ridgway, the two sons of the famous potter, Job Ridgway. This was the beginning of a very successful company which produced exceptional quality ceramics right through to 1904. So successful was it, that the company soon had over one thousand four hundred workers and operated twenty-two ‘glost’ ovens. A strict quality control was also imposed. No wonder that the company won numerous awards at a number of international exhibitions, namely, London 1851, Paris 1855, Manchester 1857, London 1862, Lyons 1872, Cologne 1875, Philadelphia 1870, Paris 1878, Sydney 1879, Melbourne, 1880, Adelaide 1881, and the Grand Prix, Paris, 1889.

Prior to the late
nineteenth century depictions of birds in ceramic decoration seldom conveyed such individual avian personality. As the aesthetes began to look at the art of Japan, however, they learned a new way to depict natural subjects. The depiction of fauna in Japanese art, they realized was based on a close observation of the natural subject--not just drawing the idea of a bird that one carried around in one's head.
The ‘Canova’ designs are attributed to two French artists in ceramics, Goutard Leonce and Pierre Mallet, as they were known to have worked for Brown-Westhead and Moore after fleeing the unrest in France.
The platter shows a blue transfer decoration on a pure white porcelain, of two birds sitting amongst blossoming flowers and a cactus. So skilful is the execution of the design, that the transfer gives the suggestion of a brushstroke drawing. The platter measures 36cm in length, 27cm in width and stands 3.2cm high and has a gilded rim. The Registration mark shows it was made on 22nd January1868. The platter remains in very good condition, with no cracks, chips, or discolouration. Some of the gilding around the rim shows slight wear. This is an exceptional piece and worthy of your interest.

This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE. There are many articles being offered as 'antiques' when, clearly, they are not.

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