Staffordshire China Purple Chinoiserie Hand Painted Transferware Plate Ridgways Oriental johnson bros old mill One of my favorite color

One of my favorite color combinations: aubergine / purple and brown

with a border of chrysanthemum blooms and geometric style panels around a central stylized floral arrangement in a large vase

It features a border of roses

Marked: as shown in 2nd photo

Staffordshire China Purple Chinoiserie Hand Painted Transferware Plate Ridgways Oriental johnson bros old mill One of my favorite colorPURPLE POLYCHROME TRANSFER WARE STAFFORDSHIRE Ridgways Oriental circa 1891 For consideration is this outstanding and rare polychromed purple transferware plate by Ridgways in the Oriental pattern. This is a very hard to locate piece and in a hard to find color, especially with the hand painted hues of gold, rusty red and green. An Eastern scene with mountains in the background is depicted on the face of the plate. The border is a gorgeous blend of