Lot 23: A Royal Doulton Earthenware Plate, Prunus Pattern D4365

A circular earthenware plate featuring a deep cobalt blue ground decorated with blossoming prunus branches in yellow with red centres and green stems. The central scene is enclosed by a border featuring a black and white lattice pattern. The reverse bears a black printed mark consisting of a lion standing atop a crown above a circular emblem containing two interlocking D characters, surrounded by the words MADE IN ENGLAND and ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND. Below the mark is the registration number RNº 597783 I. The pattern code D 4365 is hand-painted in black, and the number 25 is impressed into the ceramic body. An additional illegible dark mark is present near the rim on the reverse.