RARE Circa 1830 Rare Two Color Brown Yellow Transferware Plate John Ridgway Villa transferware blog The company closed its doors

The company closed its doors early in 2012

WHITE IRONSTONE COVERED TUREEN with MATCHING UNDER PLATTER

They are in a solid wood frames under glass

50" x 3 1/8" at widest area

RARE Circa 1830 Rare Two Color Brown Yellow Transferware Plate John Ridgway Villa transferware blog The company closed its doorsAfter 1828, technology allowed potters to produce two and three color transfer wares. This truly stunning example dating to the 1830's, by John Ridgway is a very highly sought after piece in the Villa pattern. Yellow is the very rarest color of transferware, and the intricacy in transfer placement on this piece is unsurpassed. This elaborately detailed plate in John Ridgway's "Villa" is executed in brown transfer and the rarest transfer color, yellow.