Super RARE W S & Co ' WEDGeWOOD ' Fruit Basket Handled Tray / Underplate Faux Bois Blue Polychrome Transferware
Fruit Basket Large Handled Platter / Under Plate marked WEDGeWOOD ( note the misspelling)! Circa 1839 William Smith of Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire England 1825-55 VERY RARE and one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL transferware patterns ever! Condition: No chips or cracks with exception to one small flake on the handles edge. Measures: Appx 16” handle to handle Marked on back: stamped and impressed Backstamp: Fruit Basket W S & Co Impressed: Wedgewood * Soup tureen, ladle and other platters are being sold separately. This is for the platter/underplate only. This is an absolutely gorgeous and beautifully detailed multi colored transferware platter / under plate for a large soup tureen with an incredibly detailed basket of fruit with a butterfly hovering above and an ornate, blue floral and faux bois border. It has very detailed handles. I was so excited to find several rare pieces in this pattern as it is so very hard to find and I've only seen plates previously. William Smith, a