19th Century English Majolica Bretby Art Pottery Leaf Dish Walnut Nutcracker

Elevate your collection with this museum-quality English majolica leaf dish from Bretby Art Pottery. The dish features an intriguing trompe l’oeil design with three-dimensional walnuts and a nutcracker on its surface. Notably, a larger version of this Bretby dish, bearing the same Rd. number, is showcased at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of their ceramics collection. Described as a leaf-shaped earthenware dish, painted and molded, it hails from Bretby Art Pottery in Woodville, Derbyshire, circa 1897. This unique piece serves as a captivating conversation starter when displayed on a wall, creating the illusion of nuts and a nutcracker defying gravity. It also adds significant value to any majolica collection or makes a thoughtful gift for a majolica enthusiast. Clearly marked with Rd. 295659, a British Registry number dating back to 1897, the dish is also imprinted with BRETBY under an impressed sunrise, followed by ENGLAND and additional impressed codes. In very good condition, it exhibits the characteristic crazing typical of majolica, along with minor imperfections around the edges as shown.

Measurements: dish diameter is 8 7/8″ high by 9 1/8″ wide (22.5 cm by 23.2 cm) approximately.