Pale blue and white antique Joseph Clementson china Pekin Sketches large platter c1839-1864
Very fine English Staffordshire grit Ironstone china serving plate
Pekin Sketches from a series of Asiatic Scene romanticised Chinese river scenes in pale blue and white china transfer design with floral scroll borders
Joseph Clementson had apprenticed with J & W Ridgway before setting up in business with Jonah Read in 1832
17.5-inch by 15-inch large serving platter
Antique patina glaze ware to platter surface and gadrooned rims
Date range 1839-1864 Hanley Staffordshire
In 1851 the company exhibited Asiatic Sketches at the Great Exhibition
Printed cartouche back stamp with 'Pekin Sketches', pagoda and initials JC
This is a very nice piece of increasingly rare antique pale blue and white ironstone china with all the evidence of almost 200 years use.
We are also listing four dinner plates. We are also listing two dessert plates in 18th Century shape which match this large platter.
Condition note 4 small anterior rim chips all antique as shown, probably from wall hanging clasps.
