Maker: Cork Edge and Malkin  Pattern: Asiatic Pheasants

A warming dish in Asiatic Pheasants is extremely rare. The dish is hollow and was filled with hot water to keep warm the food sitting on the top. In the border there is a filling hole for the water, which is clearly visible in the photograph on the right and an ancient cork comes with the plate as a bung for the hole. The glaze is finely crazed and this has taken up some staining along the craze lines, but overall it is bright. There is an under rim chip.
Blue printed backstamp Asiatic Pheasants cartouche with initials C E & M.

Dimensions: 26 cm diameter 5 cm high / 10.25 ins diameter 2 ins high