Porcelain plate made in England by Worcester in the late 1700s is brightly decorated with cartouches containing colorful floral sprays surrounded by gilt scrollwork and a scale background of mottled cobalt blue.
Unsigned plate measures 9-1/2″ in diameter.
Although most items I have seen repaired with metal staples are holding multiple pieces back together, this plate has bronze staples stabilizing cracks against further damage. I like how the symmetrical pattern of the cracks and the staples form an almost perfect peace sign.
Tags: English, porcelain, staples/rivets
Frankenstein’s monster on the other side.
The back is more beautiful than the front…
Jekyll and Hyde most definitely. The exceptional hand painted flowers on the blue scale ground, the repairer’s trademark staples to the reverse. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!