Antique W T Copeland Indian Tree 18.75-inch China Platter 1877

Antique full hand coloured Indian Tree Pattern 18.75-inch Oval Platter

• China marks impressed Copeland B marks
• Early English shape with full hand coloured design with butterfly
• Superb large and impressive round oval platter 18.75-inch by 14.25-inch, rising to 1.5-inch at the rims
• Date stamped D 77 for December 1877 made by William Taylor Copeland & Sons Stoke, Staffordshire
  
• This stunning pared back version of the later Indian tree designs has very light colouring with greek key and geometric block border infill
• The glaze is peppered with fine soot deposits, characteristic of early Stoke kiln firings using coke.
• Very good antique condition, consistent with use over its 150 years of age
• A superb and impressive large antique platter in wonderful condition.