Doulton Burslem Cabinet Plates, Cobalt Blue Botanicals & Gilt, Passion Flower & Chrysanthemum, Pair Little Sleepy Head clearing paths through crowded city

clearing paths through crowded city streets with their loud

combined with the charming Victorian theme

resisting any temptation toward caricature and presenting his subjects as fully realised people rather than picturesque types

who joined Doulton in 1980

warm-weather elegance that captures the garden party spirit the series does so well

Doulton Burslem Cabinet Plates, Cobalt Blue Botanicals & Gilt, Passion Flower & Chrysanthemum, Pair Little Sleepy Head clearing paths through crowded cityThis matched pair of cabinet plates was produced at Doulton's Burslem factory during the late Victorian period, bearing the pre Royal Doulton Burslem England backstamp dating them to before 1902. Each plate measures 6. 5 inches in diameter with a scalloped gilt rim and presents a different botanical subject one decorated with passion flower or clematis blooms, the other with chrysanthemum a pairing typical of Doulton's dessert and cabinet sets of this