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Old 06-09-2021, 11:51 AM
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Just picked this up. I believe it to be c.1900, and it's marked 'Hand painted' and 'Germany' on the back. In my years of collecting I have only seen one other example of this plate, and the background was slightly different. It's also marked with a number on the back indicating many may have been painted. Has anyone seen other similar examples of this? maybe for other schools or different designs/poses?
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great piece...never seen it...at first I thought it was Thorpe...and C was for Carlisle...congrats...
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