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WEDGWOOD Display Plate FEBRUARY Flowers Of The Year Series 1977

Wedgwood

$30.00
SKU:
GUM3026
Condition:
Used
Minimum Purchase:
1 unit
Maximum Purchase:
1 unit
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This advertisement is ONLY for the plate FEBRUARY - one of twelve plates from the Flowers Of The Year porcelain display plates

made in England by Wedgwood, artwork by Leslie Greenwood and marketed by Franklin Porcelain

 


Artist: Leslie Greenwood

Leslie was a British Botanical artist and he began painting plants during the Second World War and painted in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, India, Burma, Malaya, Kashmir, Ceylon and Australia.
He won RHS Gold Medals for his botanical paintings in 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1966.
He also exhibited regularly at the RHS Chelsea Show.
In 1977, The Hunt Institute had an exhibition Flowers of the World: Paintings by Leslie Greenwood
 (18 April - 30 September 1977) which featured 141 watercolour paintings .
He was a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and of the Linnean Society.
His work has had exhibitions with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and Royal Society of British Artists.

Leslie Greenwood passed away in 1987


Wedgwood Display Plate - February "Flowers Of The Year" 

White base

Made in England by Wedgwood

Artist was the eminent botantical artist Leslie Greenwood

Marketed through Franklin Porcelain

Released to the retail market 1977

We NO LONGER have the certificate or booklet about the flowers depicted - just the original styrofoam box with outer cardboard sleeve for the plate.

Plate is 273mm diameter (10.75")

All plates have the very strong wall hanging spring/clip attachment

Optional perspex stand is also included

Each plate when boxed and packed correctly weighs 1.25Kg - these are not lightweight!


CONDITION:

The plate is clean, high glaze porcelain

NO discolouration

NO cracks

NO chips

NO crazing

Colours are all vivid and "natural" looking

Gold gilding to the outer edge is UNDAMAGED

Both the wall hanging attachment and the perspex stand are included

Tested as described in the description This item is not returnable