19 C. Antique English Ironstone Platter ORIENTAL PATTERN 11 X 8 1/2 INCH For Sale

19 C. Antique English Ironstone Platter ORIENTAL PATTERN 11 X 8 1/2 INCH. SMALL SPOTS OF DISCOLORATION FROM GREASE. I AM TOLD IF YOU PUT IN OVEN AT 400 DEGREES AFTER A FEW HOURS IT SMOKES EVAPORATES IT OUT. I DID THIS TO SOME BUTTER PATS AND IT TURNED THEN NICE AND WHITE. SO SHOULD WORK ALSO FOR THIS. NICE BROWN MARKING ON BACK. A LOT OF THE PATTERN IS HAND PAINTED AFTER THE TRANFER WAS FIRED ON LIKE THE FLOWER CENTERS, THE GOLD AND MOST OF THE RED DESIGN ETC. A REAL PIECE OF WORK. IMAGINE DINNER SERVED N 1850 ON THIS IN CANDLELIGHT OR AT BEST OIL LIGHTS.