Stunning, Very Scarce, Early 1800s Tranferware Motto Plate, Perfect, with Hand-formed Wire Hanger Edward Johnston I just love the pips

I just love the pips

all in that perfect yellow

and it reminded me of how infrequently I find modern sculpture of a substantial scale that I really like when I am out hunting for things

he stands 5 7/8" tall x 2 7/8" wide and is made of 3/8" thick wood

The exterior egg

Stunning, Very Scarce, Early 1800s Tranferware Motto Plate, Perfect, with Hand-formed Wire Hanger Edward Johnston I just love the pipsYou know I have a thing for early British pearlware transferware motto plates, but this is by far the most beautiful I've seen (the border, with raised flowers and black painted details is just stunning) and it's quite an early and scarce one. I also love it for the use of the now fairly achaic use of the word "sport" here meaning diversion fun, here taking the form of our girl perched at the high end of what looks to be seesaw, all the while