| Maker: Bell Pattern:Royal Conservatory Soup Plate c1860 The print on this plate is in sepia, with hints of black, grey and brown. Unusual and very attractive. The pattern is Bell's famous, rarely seen Royal Conservatory, which is beautifully engraved and printed.
We believe the pattern may be more correctly named simply Conservatory and the Royal may have been intended as a series name or the type of body.
Impressed garter backstamp, with J&MPB&Co and Crown and ROYAL. Printed cartouche with similar, but Prince of Wales feathers instead of Crown, plus the words ROYAL and CONSERVATORY in different typefaces. A Registration lozenge for 7 April 1856.
The rim has several nicks and minor chips, but otherwise bright and clean. Dimensions: 26.5 cm / 10.5 ins
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