{"product_id":"set-of-majolica-heron-plates","title":"Set of Majolica Heron Plates","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictorian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCirca 1900 | Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA set of eight antique late nineteenth century majolica plates decorated with a heron and its chick set amongst reeds. The heron was a popular motif inspired by the nineteenth century craze for Japonisme and all the great majolica makers made many different items celebrating the heron; this unknown maker was as inspired to celebrate nature in the form of these plates (see The Gen).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Diameter 19 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eSIGNATURES, MARKINGS \u0026amp; INSCRIPTIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Unattributed. Impressed number 120.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e The plates are in overall very good condition with wear consistent with an antique age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eREFERENCES\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e For an example of a heron plate by Wedgwood see \u003ci\u003eMajolica Pottery\u003c\/i\u003e, Mariann Katz-Marks, Collectors Books, 1989, p. 57.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTHE GEN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Some majolica objects for the home were more decorative than functional. By the 1870s, for example, the fashion for all things Japanese pervaded interior design, and near-life-size majolica depictions of birds, such as herons, cranes, storks, and peacocks rendered in a style similar to Japanese bronzes of the period, were thought to epitomize the ideal of beauty. Minton and Holdcroft, among other firms, created them to adorn entrance halls and conservatories. Bold and colorful, they also appealed to the nineteenth-century taste and enthusiasm for objects inspired by nature.” (\u003ci\u003eMajolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e, 1850–1915\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Webber (ed.), Bard Centre and Yale University Press, 2021, p. 137)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgegen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42963788333098,"sku":null,"price":1273.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8478\/5962\/files\/Georgegen-Ceramics-Dresser-MajolicaHeronPlates-2.jpg?v=1752910066","url":"https:\/\/www.georgegen.com.au\/products\/set-of-majolica-heron-plates","provider":"Georgegen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}