Ridgway 19thC Neoclassical Sprig Shell Plate, Staffordshire Porcelain Wedgwood Possibly Derby manufacture

Possibly Derby manufacture

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Ridgway 19thC Neoclassical Sprig Shell Plate, Staffordshire Porcelain Wedgwood Possibly Derby manufactureThis finely modelled shell form plate is an attractive example of earlymid 19th century English porcelain, attributed to Ridgway of Staffordshire. Measuring approximately 20 cm across, it combines the fashionable neoclassical taste of the Regency and early Victorian periods with the delicate shell shapes and moulded ornament that Ridgway specialised in. The body is formed as a stylised scallop shell with gently undulating, lobed edges and a slightly