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1950s Wedgwood & Co Ltd Plate

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since 2022
This gorgeous plate has bright, vivid colours on the centre flower design - which is enhanced with raised hand-painted detail on some of the petals. Lovely use of pinks, gold and complementary colours.

I believe it was from the late 1950s based on the trademark incorporating the Unicorn. The Unicorn (part of the trademark) is missing the tip of his horn (poor thing!).

A little Wedgwood & Co Ltd history:
Not to be confused with the famous Wedgwood company of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (mostly associated with the blue & white and green & white Jasperware pieces), Wedgwood & Co Ltd. was opened up by a distant relative who had the same surname. He made quite a different line of tableware and unique decorative pieces.

Measures approximately dinner plate size.

Good Condition. No chips or cracks. There is some lovely crazing which is usual for its age. The colours are bright with no obvious loss to the center design. When you turn the plate in your hands, you can see a couple of scratches on the pink circular border (probably knife marks). The gold is good - slight wear and tear. I mention these only to be accurate in description - all of these are only noticeable on close examination.

~ Made in England ~

Note: I would recommend hand-washing this plate to preserve the raised paint detail as it was manufactured prior to widespread dishwasher use. Dishes of this age were NOT manufactured to withstand automatic dishwashers or detergents. Likewise, do NOT use in the microwave. Also, due to the hand-painting, I would likely use this plate for decorative purposes only.
Item id: MSG145
Type: Decorative, Hand Painted, Mid-Century
Color: Pink, Red, White
Creator: Wedgwood
Style: Romantic
Origin: England • English
Purpose: Decorator Plates, Plates
Item type: Vintage