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Circa: 1999
Type: PLATE
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Wedgwood
Beautiful Wedgewood Millennium Calendar Plate 1999 Literature. This is Queen's Ware and is made in England. The plate is NEW, never used, and is in excellent condition (no chips or cracks). This comes with its original box.
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Stand not included.
The calendars in the center are surrounded by 12 representative scenes from the books/works of individuals who are/were instrumental in literature. These include (clockwise): Geoffrey Chaucer & Canterbury Tales, William Shakespeare & Hamlet, Sir Walter Scott & Rob Roy, Jane Austen & Pride and Prejudice, Mary Shelley & Frankenstein, Charles Dickens & Oliver Twist, Thomas Hardy & Far From the Madding Crowd, Oscar Wilde & The Picture of Dorian Grey, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & The hound of the Baskervilles, Arnold Bennett & Anna of The Five Towns, Dame Agatha Christie & Murder at the Vicarage, J.R.R. Tolkien & The Hobbit.
The piece is trimmed in orange 10 inches (25 cms) wide. On the back of the piece, there is a circle naming each individual, their date of birth and date of death. The back has all the designs repeated along with the makers marks.
I guess Wedgwood decided to start their millennium editions in 1999 (for some said 1999 was THE year, others 2000) & just to be on the safe side they carried it on until 2001! The question is: Which millennium commemorative pieces will gain the most value in the next 10 years?!
Is this a good bet?
Lots more Queen's Ware plates & other Wedgwood ornaments & items on this site, or we'll find those pieces for you. Blessed Holidays.
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