ENGLISH GAUDY DUTCH CERAMIC PLATES, LOT OF TWO, each having polychrome hand-painted floral decoration including one soup plate with "Zinnia" pattern, impressed "RILEY" to underside, and one example with "Dove" design, impressed four petal rosette to underside. John and Richard Riley, Burslem, England; and other. First quarter 19th century. 8 1/4" D.
Undamaged, except Dove example with some usage wear to central flower decoration.
Literature: Zinnia example parallels Shuman - The Collector's Encyclopedia of Gaudy Dutch & Welsh, p. 57, fig. bottom.
Provenance: The collection of the late Theodore "Ted" and Alvina Breckel, Oley, PA and Winnetka, IL.
Dove example: William R. and Teresa F. Kurau, York (PA) Show, 11/3/1989.
Zinnia example: Jerard and Pat Jordan, Ashford, CT, 5/20/1977.

Undamaged, except Dove example with some usage wear to central flower decoration.