Early Australian China Painted large meat platter decorated with Birds | 39cm | by Ethel L Thomas 1910 Shakespearean Slightest evidence of use |

Slightest evidence of use | Minor marks on edge of plate relating to manufacture

which is loosely translated to "by wisdom and effort" or "by counsel and work"

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Early Australian China Painted large meat platter decorated with Birds | 39cm | by Ethel L Thomas 1910 Shakespearean Slightest evidence of use |Early Australian China Painted large meat platter decorated with Birds, and quite refined gilding with 2 hand painted Floral Cartouche and the artists initials "crest" This work has been executed on a fine quality Haviland France blank Signed within the bird cartouche Ethel L Thomas 1910 Provenance: this piece [and many others to come] were purchased from the family of Ethel Lawry Thomas [later post marriage known as Ethel Lawry Medcalf]. She was a