This is a very collectable early 1930s Baby's Plate or Sturdy Bowl. It is a more substantial one with a flared and weighted base. This would prevent the baby pushing the plate about - or indeed away!
It is an piece of antique British ceramics. And it is in pretty good condition for a nursery item nearly 100 years old. I think that it dates to around 1935 and has the early Shelley pottery mark on the base, as photographed.
The image on the center of the bowl is by Mabel Lucie Attwell. The decoration shows a little child pushing a large yellow wooden wheelbarrow with brown wheels. The little boy has on a little white cotton sun hat and has checked shirt and gardening dungarees on. He has big grey gardening clogs.
The barrow is full of little green boo-boos all carrying miniature gardening tools. They look very excited to be starting their toils in the garden. One of the little boo-boos is so keen on getting there - that he has come out of the barrow and is pushing it from the back. In the distance to the right hand side we can see a little orange bush which is laden with ripe fruit.
There is some customary text at the top and this reads: To Work in the Garden is Ever Such Fun / With Fairies to Help You to Get it All Done.
Dont we all wish that we all had such cute helping hands. This garden image is a rare one to fine on a baby plate. And the size is also a harder one to source. This is reflected in my asking price.
It is in good antique condition. It has no chips or staining. There is little bits of rubbing to the image - this is not obvious on display and only noticeable on close up inspection.
Dimensions: The base of the bowl has a 8 inch diameter - and rim at the top is 7 1/4 inches. The height of the bowl is 1 1/2 inches. It has a good bit of weight to it and is 1 kg in weight.
It will sent with Royal Mail tracked delivery - this will be applied to your order at the checkout. It is not a simple or light Baby Bowl - but is a heavy and sturdy piece of nursery ware which might push up your postage costs a little. If I can post a bit cheaper I will refund you any postage overpayments.