Rare! Antique Oyster Plate ~ Minton ~ Majolica

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Produced by Minton Pottery of...
Staffordshire, England
Circa 1800's
A large round center sauce well outlined with two gilded circles and...
decorated with hand painted pink and brown florals surrounded by...
Six oyster wells also decorated with similar florals
And a large decorated cracker well displaying a gilded design
Seven small daisies embossed in the mold around the center sauce...
which is typical of Minton's cracker oyster plate mold
All on a white ground with a...
Bright gilded scalloped rim with no wear
Marked appropriately however hard to read
Fine all over crazing which is, of course typical for antique majolica
Excellent Condition ~ 10 " Diam
An unusual addition to one's fine collection!
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