GORGEOUS Large Antique 1882 G&S China Black Transferware Crab Blossom Platter

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GORGEOUS Large Antique 1882 G&S China Black Transferware Crab Blossom Platter:
$204.36

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Ooookay folks, you do not want to miss the next couple of weeks! I just got back from the World’s Longest Yard Sale where I shop Western Ohio, with a trip to a favorite Amish furniture maker/picker in Indiana. I have the BEST farm primitives, antiques and uniques that are going to take me a while to post. I can’t wait for you to see them!

WOW - this one is a show stopper! It\'s a FABULOUS large English made platter that has the most beautiful black transfer design called \"Crab Blossom.\" Just as awesome as the branch and blossom design, I think, are the wonderful birds in flight in the design, too. It tells us a little of its own story on the back with the English registry mark. The IV on top stands for material - ceramic, the 7 under that is the day of the month, the 4 on the left is the parcel number, the Rd in the center stands for Registered, the L stands for the year of manufacture which is 1882, and the 6 stands for the month of Februrary - when it was made. There\'s a maker\'s name under this, G&S, along with the pattern name over it. To the upper left on the edge of the flat part of the platter are touch marks in the piece - I cannot make them out - see photo 13, but I\'m assuming they are then used E&S marks. This is a large platter, measuring 16\" by 12 5/8\" with an inset center that is 12 1/2\" by 9.\" Large enough to hold some of your Thanksgiving turkeys, I think! It\'s in excellent solid and sturdy condition, especially for its age, as I see no cracks, chips or damage at all. It has the characteristic crazing that you see with oldees(see photo 5 - that\'s what I\'m showing you, but it\'s all over on the top and in spots on the underside, too) - more on the front than the back, and you can see the light caramel coloration on the front caused by that with the spots of it darker on the backside - see my photos. That\'s it with this one - and I think that just adds to the wonderful primitive charm. The transfer is BLACK, something that I don\'t see very often, and the design just pops off of the white background. It stands 1 3/8\" tall at the sides and weighs a smidge under 4 lbs. I cannot guarantee that I\'ll be able to combine this one with other items - especially with heavy items, so you know, as we will pack very well to protect it and do not want the box to bounce over into the oversized balloon rate zone. As it is, with the weight, I know it will be expensive to ship, but this one is sosososo worth it. Please know that I can only ship USPS, and that I charge shipping only. It\'s dusty, and could use a good cleaning - I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way. It\'s a treasure, for sure, so I hope you love it and use it!

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Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings. As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know. My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the sale!

I’m happy to combine shipments for you. If you win an item and plan to offer on another, please hold to pay for the first item and request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s. I do ask that there be no more than 7 days from the purchase of the first item – I will invoice after 7 days as I cannot hold the items longer than that. Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items. Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings. I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an sale (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe. Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise. As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday.

Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and sales. They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, cobwebs and all! I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item. I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.

Please email me before offerding if you do not use PayPal, and we can discuss possible payment alternatives.

Payment is due within 3 business days after close of sale.

With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact). The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays. I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.

Sales tax will be added for Illinois buyers.

…and thanks so much for looking, I appreciate having you as a customer!
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