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A Royal Crown Derby bone china dinner plate of circular form, decorated in the traditional Old Imari pattern. The vessel features a complex scheme of iron red and cobalt blue underglaze decoration, enriched with heavy hand-applied gilded highlights and borders. The central medallion displays a stylised multi-petalled floral motif within a gold scrollwork surround, while the outer rim is divided into sixteen radiating panels alternating between floral sprays on a cobalt ground and geometric diamond-hatched designs. The underside bears a red printed backstamp with ROYAL CROWN DERBY in a circular arrangement at the top above a crown and cypher, with ENGLISH BONE CHINA curved at the bottom. Below this mark are the pattern number 1128 and the Roman numeral date code XLIX, signifying a manufacture date of 1986.
Diameter: 27 cm.
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