Lot Details & Additional Photographs
England, circa 1815, blue and white transferware platter from the
Caramanian pattern series first introduced in 1809 inspired by Luigi Mayer's three volumes entitled
Views of Egypt (1801),
Views of the Ottoman Empire Chiefly in Caramania (1803), and
Views of Palestine (1804), this platter inspired by Mayer's plate
The Castle of Boudron in the Gulf of Stancio, impressed with "Spode/A" and marked "D" to underside. This lot includes two copies of a 1972 letter from Spode Limited in England in response to an inquiry about the platter as well as a photograph of the platter from the same period.
18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.
A Private North Carolina Collection Toned crazing consistent with age; good estate condition.