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ANTIQUE Staffordshire Frogs Cows Rabbitware Plate c1900 St. Augustine:
$120.00
A charming and amusing hand painted plate in a lively green and yellow featuring an idyllic English setting with rabbits, frogs and cows. Marked on revers with " Ye Olde English", this is known as St Augustine ware. No chops or cracks. Some crazing and some darkening with age which adds character. 9 1/2" diameter.
The piece recites the amusing rhyme, " SEASON ME WELL WITH PEPPER AND SALT, AND JUST A PINCH OF MUSTARD YELLOW. AN' DON'T FORGET THE ALE OF MALT, FOR THAT'S THE JUICE THAT MAKES ME MELLOW "