1880 Fontaine's Aesops Fables ~ Hare & Frogs Plate 1880
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Rare Porcelain Aesthetic Movement Plate
Fontaine / Aesops Fables ~ Hare & Frogs
Brown Westhead and Moore Potteries
Staffordshire England ~ c. 1880
This is a superb and quite scare hand painted plate registered around 1880. The plate measures 9 " in diameter. The plate is finely potted porcelain. The decoration is based on a woodcut from the highly coveted Nature series made by Brown Westhead and Moore, most commonly found on architectural tiles. It is beautifully decorated in rich earthy tones.
The fable:
The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not
know where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach
them, off they used to run. One day they saw a troop of wild
Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares
scuttled off to a lake. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into the water. "Truly," said one of the Hares, "things are not so bad as they seem.
Moral:
There is always someone worse off than yourself.
The plate is in great condition. The images are clear and crisp with intricate detail and whimsical styling. The plate was made with great attention to detail.
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Massachusetts, United States
