RARE Ca 1835 Bi Color Yellow Transferware Plate Lovebirds in Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Vintage salad fork spots and sweet faces

spots and sweet faces

They are a creamy white color with shades of deep burgundy-pink spots

circa 1880-82

The color is bright

Lustreware became more popular in the Staffordshire potteries during the 19th century

RARE Ca 1835 Bi Color Yellow Transferware Plate Lovebirds in Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Vintage salad fork spots and sweet facesThis truly stunning example dating to the 1830's in the pattern named simply Cornelian, short for the type of Cornelian Cherry Dogwood branches the birds are perched in. This is one of the first trees to bloom in Spring and is native to Europe and Asia. After 1828, technology allowed potters to produce two and three color transfer wares. Yellow is the very rarest color of transferware, and the intricacy in transfer placement on this piece is