Posted by Judy
on June 6, 2009, 1:21 pm, in reply to "Wedgwood & Co. platter"
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Hi Kay: sorry it took so long to get back with you regarding your platter, but I wanted to research it as much as possible. There is a pattern called Amerillia in Petra William's first book "Flow Blue China:An Aid to Identification" that was made by Podmore, Walker & Co. It looks similar to the design in your platter and I know several potters shared patterns,so it is possibly the same pattern that Wedgewood used. I personally do not believe your platter can be considered a variant to flow blue: while there are several variations in flow blue colors, due to the amount of chemicals and positions in the saggar (William VanBuskirk goes in to a lot of detail on the flowing process in his book "Late Victorian Flow Blue and Other Ceramic Wares)your pattern does not seem to flow, at least from what I can tell in the pictures.
As far as value,it is hard to place a value on something like this platter and for that matter, any piece. Our flow pieces are invaluable to us, but may not be of much value to someone who doesn't like blue blurry dishes! You might look on Antique road show's website: I believe you could email one of their appraisers and send them a picture of your platter to see what they have to offer. Regardless of value, please do not hide your platter in a cupboard to be forgotten: we use our 100 year old dishes at Thanksgiving and Christmas and any other special occasion: they were meant to be used and enjoyed! Just be careful when cleaning and handling them.
Hopefully another club member might see your message and be able to help you out more.
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