Rare Longton Hall Strawberry Moulded Exotic Birds Pattern Plate c1756-58

A rare Longton Hall moulded porcelain plate decorated with wild strawberries, leaves and tendrils to the rim. The centre is decorated with exotic birds in a garden setting c1756-58.

The plate measures 23cm in diameter

Broken into two and stappled, stapples removed and professionally restored.

Unmarked

Strawberry moulded plates are not uncommon, however the are usually decorated to the centre with flowers, examples with chickens and birds are rare.

For an example of this plate in the V&A museum’s collection