Vintage Royal Doulton `Shakespeare`s Portrait` D5910 Wall Plate

Title: Vintage Royal Doulton "Shakespeare's Portrait" D5910 Wall Plate.
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton, Made In England.
Diameter: 26.1cm.
Info: A lovely Royal Doulton decorative plate celebrating William Shakespeare. 
The portrait bust of the bard is surrounded by portraits of some of his most famous characters. 
Royal Doulton stamp with registration number 549784 and painted D5910 pattern number.
Inscription of "Sweet Swan of Avon 1564 - 1616" at the base of plate. 
Impressed with 10 38 on the base of plate, indicating it was manufactured in October 1938.
The Shakespeares portrait plate was in production from 1909 and was discontinued in 1967.
Originally devised and created by Charles Noke, who later become the Art Director.
The Doulton factory was established in 1815 in Lambeth, South London by John Doulton (1793 - 1873), who had previously been employed at the nearby Fulham Pottery.
The company was granted the Royal Warrant by Edward VII in 1901. 
Production continued at the Lambeth factory until 1956, after which Doulton concentrated on their activities at Burslem.
In the 1960s, the company made a series of acquisitions. In 1968 it purchased Minton China, a company founded in 1793, and Dunn Bennett, a company founded in 1876 manufacturing hotel ware. These were followed by Webb Corbett and Beswick in 1969.
It is now part of WWRD Holdings Ltd., the name being an acronym for the main components of the business: Waterford, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton.
Condition: Very Good, no crazing or chips on the plate, the outer trim is good and there are no scratches on the plate itself.
Price: R 795.00 Inc Vat.