Wedgwood Antique Aesthetic Transferware Plate YE KING OF CLUBS Playing Card

Here is avery rare and highly collectible plate by Wedgwood depicting the artistry  and wit of Swedish descendant Augustus Ludwig Jansson.  The plate depicts a the King of Clubs, with Jansson's classic quarter moon shaped eyelids and a whimsical poem.  On either side of the King reads the short poem / quote:  "YE KING OF CLUBS DOTH MAKE DECREE JUST WHERE AND WHEN THY LUCK SHALL BE" The plate has a zig-zag geometric border in green with golden taupe lustre around the rim.   Jansson was born in West Somerville, MA on April 17, 1866.   As a commercial artist and a cartoonist Jansson's work appeared in comic strips, in book illustrations, advertising, and on postcards. Census records show A. L. Jansson's employment in 1910 to be in advertising and in 1920 as a salesman but it is not clear whether this was for a printing company. Comic strips at the beginning of the 20th century were not the same as we see today. As Moon Rhymes and In Plaiddie Land Jansson's early  comic work was publish