{"product_id":"royal-doulton-the-professionals-series-the-mayor-series-ware-cabinet-plate-pattern-d6283-england-mid-20th-century","title":"Royal Doulton | The Professionals Series — The Mayor | Series Ware Cabinet Plate | Pattern D6283 | England, mid-20th century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Doulton | The Professionals Series — The Mayor | Series Ware Cabinet Plate | Pattern D6283 | England, mid-20th century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA man who wears his chain of office to sit for a portrait understands that the office and the man are, for the moment, the same thing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Doulton's Series Ware programme, developed from the early twentieth century, applied transfer-printed and hand-coloured decoration to earthenware forms across a wide range of subjects drawn from English social life, literature and history. The Professionals Series brought together a cast of recognisable civic and occupational types — the Admiral, the Parson, the Doctor, the Hunting Man and others alongside The Mayor — each rendered in the same format of a central portrait medallion surrounded by a border of associated objects and emblems. The series ran in production from 1919 into the 1970s, with the hand colouring applied over the transfer print giving each example a degree of individual variation. Pattern D6283 identifies The Mayor specifically within the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate is circular, 26.5 cm in diameter, with a flat well and a broad decorative border. The central medallion depicts a half-length portrait of a civic mayor in full regalia: a black tricorn hat with gilt edging, a crimson robe trimmed with fur, a striped cravat, and a heavy mayoral chain of office with a large ornate gilt badge at the chest. The figure is set against a warm pink and ochre ground. The surrounding border carries transfer-printed emblems of civic office — ceremonial maces, keys, scrolls, goblets and covered urns — printed in black outline and washed with yellow, pink and gilt colouring. The title \"The Mayor\" is lettered in a flowing script at the base of the central medallion. The reverse carries the black printed Royal Doulton lion-over-crown mark with \"Made in England\" above the circle and \"England\" below, together with the pattern code D6283.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate is in excellent condition. The surface is free of chips, cracks, scratches and crazing. The hand colouring is bright and even throughout. No condition issues are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Doulton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: The Professionals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: The Mayor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern Code: D6283\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Cabinet plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Earthenware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: Transfer print with hand colouring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: Mid-20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 26.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 568 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks: Black printed Royal Doulton lion-over-crown mark; \"Made in England\"; \"England\"; D6283\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe mayor in his chain and fur has long since left the room — but whoever painted his portrait into the glaze took some trouble to make him look as though he knew it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45042267848904,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_0ae258fd-7277-42b7-9cb3-1d2eeffcb9b4.png?v=1775846702","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-doulton-the-professionals-series-the-mayor-series-ware-cabinet-plate-pattern-d6283-england-mid-20th-century","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}