Royal Doulton plate | Hand painted by Charles Hart | Chrysanthemum| Rouge border and superb gilding Type_Popeye Moorcroft Pelican Parade vase (Ltd

Moorcroft Pelican Parade vase (Ltd Ed)

Very small gilt over kiln mark on the under edge of the plate which has been gilt over in the factory [the plate has probably touched or rubbed another in the kiln at initial firing]

Crombie was the third son of Scots architect James Crombie and his wife Bridget Philadelphia Vince

This base stamp dates the piece from the 1990's onwards [later stamp]

A genuine Antique item with tin lining and porcelain knob to kettle

Royal Doulton plate | Hand painted by Charles Hart | Chrysanthemum| Rouge border and superb gilding Type_Popeye Moorcroft Pelican Parade vase (LtdRoyal Doulton hand painted plate by Charles Hart The central cameo depicts a Bouquet of Chrysanthemums surrounded by superb gilding [Gilding by Herbert Betteley]. Charles Hart's skill and proficiency shows that at this period, Royal Doulton's artists were an equal to Royal Worcester artists of the similar era, with the gilding work by either Robert Allen or Herbert Betteley on these pieces second to none Hand painted by Charles Hart [signed at approx