{"product_id":"scottish-pottery-1930s-hand-painted-east-coast-plates-mak-merry-or-bough","title":"Scottish Pottery. 1930s Hand-Painted East Coast Art Pottery Plates. Probably Mak Merry or Bough","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are a pair of very pretty little antique Scottish pottery plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn offer here are the two plates, as\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eshown in the photographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey date to around the 1920s or early 1930s and are hand-painted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are painted on pottery \"blanks\" and are probably by one of the East Coast potteries: Bough or Mak Merry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe earthenware blanks were probably supplied by Maling and Sons, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and used by one of the East Coast, Scottish Art Potteries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no Mak Merry or Bough marks on the base. But an artist's signature: L. McK. So perhaps a trainee painter at the pottery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are certainly very painterly with a pattern on purple flowers and red and green apples. There is a big sunshine yellow band to the center. Each plate is in pretty good condition with no chips or cracks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one issue with the decoration on one plate, where a couple of the flowers has had one of the purple flowers has been smudged at the painting stage. This has been done in the making and is under the glaze. I have photographed this for you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: In good condition for pieces nearly 100 years old;  no chips or cracks. Fabulous display pieces for hanging on your wall or standing in your china cabinet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe diameter of each plate is 8 inches.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39403205296192,"sku":"Sold for £50","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/scottish-pottery-1930s-hand-painted-east-coast-art-plates-probably-mak-merry-or-bough-616.webp?v=1791122233","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/scottish-pottery-1930s-hand-painted-east-coast-plates-mak-merry-or-bough","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}