These are highly collectible little pieces of antique Scottish Art Pottery.
This is for a complete set of six plates. I am charging £50 each for these - so grand total is £300
(Code A).,
I also have THREE other ones listed and can be ordered as single items - these are available at £55 EACH PLATE (Code B).
A really lovely set for special occasions - or just for display - being all hand painted - they are certainly little works of art.
Each plate is made by the sought-after Mak Merry pottery and all are signed on the base.
Each plate has a blue band and a grey band running around the rim - and onto this has been painted a very intricate pattern - the white Prunus blossoms set against a vivid blue sky are so beautiful and make me think of Japanese prints. There is another pale grey band towards the center - which is made up of a plain white disc
These are from a fine selection of my Mak Merry pieces in my online shop.
I have taken lots of images for your inspection.
They are all in excellent condition. There is a little very light crackling to the clear glaze - this is not obvious on display - but when you look at the glaze in close-up. I think that this crazing happened in the firing process of the plate and is not damaged, as such. They have been priced to reflect their really lovely design. The price is a fair one.
The diameter is 8 inches.
UK Posting is going to be £10 - and this is with Royal Mail Recorded Delivery. This will be applied at the checkout.
HISTORY: The MakMerry pottery grew out of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute, which was founded in 1917 in the Scottish town Macmerry by Catherine Blair.
Catherine had previously been an active Suffragist, campaigning for 'Votes for Women' and had a history of promoting female independence and equality. She became involved in the suffragette movement by writing countless letters to the press about the plight of women.
In 1920 MakMerry was set up as the trading arm of the Institute. Initially, members invested small sums of money and produced food items for sale – but they soon moved into producing fine craftworks as well – one of the crafts was pottery decoration. They hand-painted smaller household items such as plates, shallow bowls, lidded pots, and the sweetest teapots – and all these are instantly identifiable and often featured delicate and stylized floral patterns.