This is another pretty piece of Victorian Scottish pottery. It was made by Robert Heron & Sons / Methven Pottery / Links Pottery, Kirkcaldy.
It is a very large serving platter that measures 14 x 11 1/2 inches. Weight unpacked is 1.4 kg.
It is probably more of a pretty item that you might display in your kitchen on a dresser than for regular use. But you can use it as tableware!
Robert Methven Heron was the owner of the Fife Pottery in Kirkcaldy. He introduced a new pottery range called Wemyss Ware in 1882.
It is a fine piece of antique Scottish studio pottery. A similar pattern is shown applied to a bottle vase on page 146 of Henry Kelly's Schiffer publication "Scottish Ceramics" (1999).
It is certainly a very fresh hand-painted pattern. I have a number of pieces with this decoration on sale in my online store. This plate has no issued marks or pattern details on the back. It has the old price sticker on the reverse detailing the price which it had previously been offered for sale, and indeed purchased by a previous owner. This sticker was still on the platter when it come into my possession. There is a lightly impressed number 71 on the reverse, as photographed.
This large functional Victorian plate is in surprisingly good condition with no chips or cracks. There is a little craquelure to the glaze (generally clean and not discoloured) . This is very subtle in nature and certainly not disfiguring. The glaze issues would probably prevent this platter from being used for everyday dining (dried goods such as cakes etc would probably be fine). It certainly does not interfere with it being on display. There is no nasty staining to the pottery body.
I have taken lots of photographs of this in extreme close-up for you to assess.
Due to its size and weight - the big platter would have to be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked, Medium Parcel. This would be applied to your order at the checkout.