{"id":2874713374820,"title":"Royal Doulton hand painted \u0026 heavily gilt Roses plate (Curnock)","handle":"royal-doulton-hand-painted-heavily-gilt-roses-plate-curnock","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoyal Doulton hand painted \u0026amp; heavily gilt \u003cem\u003eRoses\u003c\/em\u003e plate\u003cbr\u003eExclusive for Marshall Field \u0026amp; Company, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e Signed P Curnock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec.1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Approx 26.5cm (10 ½ inches) diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNB: please excuse wire rack in pictures, used for photography purposes only\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Percy Curnock:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePercy worked for Doulton for almost 70 years before finally retiring in 1954. During his time at Doulton he witnessed three Royal visits to the Burslem factory. He was, known to thousands around the world not just for his hand painted wares that graced famous homes, but also the best selling tableware designs that he created for Doulton, including Passion Flower, Clovelly, Gleneagles, Curnock Rose and of course Glamis Thistle, the last two of which actually carry a facsimilie signature for him – something that had previously not happened at Doulton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterestingly, Percy did not come from a pottery background, but rather his father was a farmer in Warwickshire. He came to the Potteries as a child and at 13 was taken on by Doulton as an apprentice ceramic modeller. Percy studied during his early days at Doulton at the Burslem School of Art and worked under John Slater and Harry Allen. Doulton themselves commented that few artists ‘can have given greater service to a firm or an industry’. Moreover, he actually returned from retirement during WWII to work in the decorating department to replace colleagues who had joined the war effort. The era in which Curnock, Hart, Harry Allen and others produced fine quality handpainted wares at Doulton - saw them rival the Royal Worcester company for quality and technical excellence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-02-22T15:32:30+10:00","created_at":"2019-02-22T15:32:30+10:00","vendor":"Royal Doulton","type":"Plate","tags":["Artist","Curnock","Floral","Gilt","Hand Painted","handpainted","Roses"],"price":60000,"price_min":60000,"price_max":60000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":75000,"compare_at_price_min":75000,"compare_at_price_max":75000,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":24507685339236,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"4386","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Royal Doulton hand painted \u0026 heavily gilt Roses plate (Curnock)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":60000,"weight":1750,"compare_at_price":75000,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/curnock_roses_1a.jpg?v=1551564708","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/curnock_roses_1b.jpg?v=1551564711"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/curnock_roses_1a.jpg?v=1551564708","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"royal-doulton-hand-painted-heavily-gilt-roses-plate-curnock","id":1563233845342,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1750,"width":1750,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/curnock_roses_1a.jpg?v=1551564708"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1750,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/curnock_roses_1a.jpg?v=1551564708","width":1750},{"alt":"royal-doulton-hand-painted-heavily-gilt-roses-plate-curnock","id":1563233878110,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/curnock_roses_1b.jpg?v=1551564711"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/curnock_roses_1b.jpg?v=1551564711","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eRoyal Doulton hand painted \u0026amp; heavily gilt \u003cem\u003eRoses\u003c\/em\u003e plate\u003cbr\u003eExclusive for Marshall Field \u0026amp; Company, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e Signed P Curnock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec.1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Approx 26.5cm (10 ½ inches) diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNB: please excuse wire rack in pictures, used for photography purposes only\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Percy Curnock:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePercy worked for Doulton for almost 70 years before finally retiring in 1954. During his time at Doulton he witnessed three Royal visits to the Burslem factory. He was, known to thousands around the world not just for his hand painted wares that graced famous homes, but also the best selling tableware designs that he created for Doulton, including Passion Flower, Clovelly, Gleneagles, Curnock Rose and of course Glamis Thistle, the last two of which actually carry a facsimilie signature for him – something that had previously not happened at Doulton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterestingly, Percy did not come from a pottery background, but rather his father was a farmer in Warwickshire. He came to the Potteries as a child and at 13 was taken on by Doulton as an apprentice ceramic modeller. Percy studied during his early days at Doulton at the Burslem School of Art and worked under John Slater and Harry Allen. Doulton themselves commented that few artists ‘can have given greater service to a firm or an industry’. Moreover, he actually returned from retirement during WWII to work in the decorating department to replace colleagues who had joined the war effort. The era in which Curnock, Hart, Harry Allen and others produced fine quality handpainted wares at Doulton - saw them rival the Royal Worcester company for quality and technical excellence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}