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Vintage Royal Tudor Ware Fruit Plate – Strawberry & Blackberry Still Life, Hand-Brushed Crosshatch Ground, Gold Rim, England 1940s

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Bone china

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From the 1940s

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A cluster of ripe strawberries, blackberries, a golden apple, and hazelnuts fills the centre of this plate, painted in rich, saturated colour against a background you won't find on any other piece — hand-brushed crosshatch strokes in green, yellow, and brown laid one over the other until the surface looks almost woven. Every plate decorated this way is unique; no two brushwork grounds are identical. The short, confident strokes overlap at different angles, creating a texture somewhere between rough linen and an impressionist canvas — a technique that was a signature of Barker Bros' Royal Tudor Ware line during the mid-twentieth century.

The fruit transfer is vivid and finely detailed — individual seeds dotting each strawberry, the purple-blue bloom on the blackberries, the glossy curve of each leaf, and the papery brown husk of each hazelnut. A gold rim frames the entire composition, catching light around the full circumference. The plate sits flat and displays beautifully on a stand or hung on a wall — equally at home in a country kitchen, a farmhouse dining room, or a gallery-style plate wall.

Type: Decorative Plate / Wall Plate
Maker: Royal Tudor Ware (Barker Bros Ltd)
Origin: England (Longton, Staffordshire)
Era: Circa 1940s
Pattern: Fruit still life on crosshatch ground
Shape: Round, flat
Size: Approx. 9.75 in (24.8 cm) diameter
Material: Earthenware
Decoration: Fruit transfer (strawberry, blackberry, apple, hazelnut), hand-brushed crosshatch ground, gold rim
Markings: "Royal Tudor Ware," crown mark, "Barker Bros Ltd," "England"

Condition
Good vintage condition. Fruit transfer vivid and intact. Hand-brushed ground shows light wear consistent with age; gold rim has minor rubbing in places. No chips, cracks, or repairs. Please review all photos as part of the condition record.

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