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Any suggestions on how to list this "bavaria" plate would be appreciated.
This comes from my MILs stash... so it was likely acquired in southeastern Ontario or western NY. It is definitely pre-80s... likely 50's or earlier.
It measures 9 1/2 inches across where it has "handles" and 9" across the other direction. The bottom simply has the word "Bavaria". The edges are about 1" above the table surface. It appears to have "sticker" flowers in the middle; the basic shape has been made from an interesting scalloped blank with 2 oval openings; it has some gold designs; brown airbrushing touches around the edges and green iridescent touches at the tops of some scallops.
Do you see any unique sign here that points to a specific maker?
From what I remember, "Bavaria" would indicate that it was post-WWII. The flowers look a lot like the flowers on my Schumann pieces but I don't recall any Schumann's of this particular shape.
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Nah...don't waste your time. I'll take it off your hands. It's purty.
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Originally Posted by Meya Nah...don't waste your time. I'll take it off your hands. It's purty. Glad you like it! Dh likes it mostly because it was one of THE cookie plates when he was a kid! Amazing it doesn't have any teeth marks!
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Cake Plate.
What are sticker flowers?
The flowers look hand painted to me, but they could be decals (check for lots of dots).
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Originally Posted by elizdale What are sticker flowers? sorry, I've been hanging out with preschoolers and elementary age kids... most days "stickers"=decals... ah, the terminology gap!
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By decals, do you mean what we over here call transfers?
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Originally Posted by PhilTheFluter By decals, do you mean what we over here call transfers? some design that is (usually mass-) pre-printed on some surface (I don't know what; plastic seems likely but it obviously couldn't be "fired" in the traditional sense after it is applied, so obviously don't understand the process!) and attached to the plate/bowl... not hand painted directly on the blank.
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Yes, I think that is the same as transfers. In fact, transfers might be more accurate.
But obviously I'm no china expert.
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Originally Posted by PhilTheFluter By decals, do you mean what we over here call transfers? From: http://glassandpotterysellers.org/pottery_faqs.html
“Decal Decoration - May look like handpainting, but close examination will reveal the lack of brushstrokes and tiny dot pattern from the printing process. Many times decals are used in combination with hand painted accents or applied decoration.”
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Originally Posted by goodworks1 Yes, I think that is the same as transfers. In fact, transfers might be more accurate.
But obviously I'm no china expert. From: http://glassandpotterysellers.org/pottery_faqs.html
Transferware –
Transferware is a method of decoration that dates back to the early 1800's. It is a method whereby the pattern is "transferred" to the object by a piece of paper that carried the design from an engraved copper blank onto the pottery, before the final firing and is an "under glaze" decoration. Most transferware is mono-chromatic, or one color. However, you will find polychromatic - (multi colored) examples, such as the one pictured below.
“Decal Decoration - May look like handpainting, but close examination will reveal the lack of brushstrokes and tiny dot pattern from the printing process. Many times decals are used in combination with hand painted accents or applied decoration.”