Vintage Clarice Cliff Plate of Montreal Royal Staffordshire Confederation Series AJ Wilkinson McCall 1930s pattern Blanes was a London company

Blanes was a London company that made evening and day dresses from the 1940s through to the 1960s

Del Soldata Bardi 35-37 Via Tornabuoni - Firenze” - Etrusca Del Soldata Bardi was a Florence retailer

although the colouring is more realistic on one side

which is when I believe this dates to

The vase is made in a somewhat glossy white semi-opaque glass

Vintage Clarice Cliff Plate of Montreal Royal Staffordshire Confederation Series AJ Wilkinson McCall 1930s pattern Blanes was a London companyThis is a wonderful plate made by the AJ Wilkinson pottery under their Royal Staffordshire brand name. The plate depicts Montreal in 1760 and is part of the Canadian Confederation Series, which depicted different views of Canadian cities and other Canadian icons. I believe that this series was produced during the 1930s. The history of AJ Wilkinson is interesting because Clarice Cliff started her career there at the age of 17, after her drawing talent