Royal Albert Teddy Bear Tales The Picnic Bone China Plate

At 21.5 cm wide, this Royal Albert Teddy Bear Tales The Picnic bone china plate, dated 1994 and featuring Christine Thwaites' gentle storybook artwork of teddy bears at a garden picnic, has the warm, nostalgic charm of the best English character china, the soft storybook-style illustration and the quality of the Royal Albert bone china giving the plate a decorative refinement that suits both display and gifting.

Made by Royal Albert of Stoke-on-Trent in 1994 under licence from the artist Christine Thwaites, this plate is part of the Teddy Bear Tales series, a range of decorative bone china plates featuring Thwaites' original illustrations of teddy bears in domestic and garden settings. The Teddy Bear Tales series, with its soft, gentle storybook aesthetic and its celebration of the teddy bear as a subject of nostalgic affection, belongs to the tradition of English character china that has been produced for the collector and gift market since the early 20th century. The Picnic scene, which depicts teddy bears gathered around a picnic spread in a garden setting, is rendered with the soft, detailed illustration style that characterises Thwaites' work, and the Royal Albert bone china body, with its characteristic translucency and fine white surface, provides an ideal ground for the printed decoration. The piece is in very good condition throughout.

• Maker: Royal Albert, Stoke-on-Trent, England
• Series: Teddy Bear Tales
• Subject: The Picnic
• Artist: Christine Thwaites
• Dimensions: 1 cm (H) x 21.5 cm (W)
• Condition: Very Good
• Features: Soft storybook teddy bear illustration, Royal Albert bone china
• Dated: 1994
• SKU: SKU-00232

A delightful Royal Albert character plate for the collector of English nursery china. Pairs naturally with An Evening at Home (SKU-00233) and the wider Royal Albert collection.