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a blue white plate

by daniel
(glasgow)

hi my name is daniel my plate has had staples placed in it it has a few cracks but i havent seen one like it before
was wanting you opinion on it it as afew cracks on it as you can see but i like the image on it there seem to be a squirel runing down the tree and i think it is it might be a tree bark mark
the plate is 9 1/8th" wide the base back foot is 5" wide there are no makers marks that i can see

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BLUE PLATE
by: DANIEL

hi if there is any one looking in, on my plate could you send me a link as to where i can buy
one the same as it, i have cash awaiting, but it must be the same, no look a likes please, as it has sentimental value for me, sorry not having staples prefered. thanks
plate
by: peter

The one with the staples cannot be from a shipwreck. Items weren't shipped in repaired condition.

These sort of plates are still plenty and can easily be found on the European antiques market, as they were made in large numbers. Chinese porcelain was sometimes transported in the tens and hundreds of thousands of pieces to Europe.
blue plate
by: daniel

thanks peter it is nice plate but how long it will stay in that shape god only knows thanks for the reply it must have been one of the surviving plates from that error as most were shipwrecked.
blue and white plate
by: peter

This is 18th century export porcelain. Decoration is from Qianlong reign (1736-1795).

Obviously someone removed some of the staples. Items mended with staples have increasingly become acceptable to collectors, as these are part of the history of such items.

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THE BLUE WHITE PLATE

by daniel
(glasgow)

hi peter hope these photos are a bit clearer

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by: peter

In terms of use, yes, but not if you think of a set as something that is packed and shipped as a set for a certain number or persons. These items were made in the hundreds and thousands at a time, all of different sizes and for different uses. They would have been sold in Europe in the numbers required by the clients, either as display items or for use as part of table settings with a number of other related items.
BLUE PLATE
by: DANIEL

hi peter what do you think this small plate
was made or used for its 9 1/8" wide would it have been, part of a set

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here is 2 photos one is mine the other from a site sale

by daniel
(glasgow)

my photos of the 3 plates belong to me and are at the top

the second one is the for sale one it is from the nanton shipwreck
the design is some what the same but mine look more older looking can you have a look at it peter

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blue white plate
by: Daniel

thank you peter, for your help most appreciated
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by: peter

There are many variations of the same plates. It is impossible to tell exactly from when they are, exactly, except that they are from the Qianlong reign. These probably were made over an extended period of time.
Only the ones from shipwrecks can be dated more exactly, because it may be known when an East India Company ship company disappeared (was wrecked).

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