Amber Glazed Black Transfeware Plate Mr. Micawber Charles Dickens Embossed gadroon border Serving Platter

Serving Platter

These glasses have a 22 kt gold rim on top of glass

To the left is a small dog sniffing from a ewer and basket

PURPLE TRANSFER WARE CUP AND SAUCER

This one depicts a girl in traditional folk costume worn in Brittany where until the first part of the 19th century

Amber Glazed Black Transfeware Plate Mr. Micawber Charles Dickens Embossed gadroon border Serving PlatterFrom the classic David Copperfield novel by Charles Dickens this plate depicts Wilkins Micawber, a fictional character. He was modelled on Dickens' own father, John Dickens, who like Micawber was incarcerated in debtors prison after failing to meet his creditors' demands. The image is a black transfer and the plate has a rich, honey amber glaze. It features intricate raised detailing of vines, grape clusters and urns around the border. The rim has a