Wedgwood Antique Aesthetic Transferware Plate YE KING OF CLUBS Playing Card fluted dish John Davenport

John Davenport

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Wedgwood Antique Aesthetic Transferware Plate YE KING OF CLUBS Playing Card fluted dish John DavenportHere is avery rare and highly collectible plate by Wedgwood depicting the artistry and wit of Swedish descendant Augustus Ludwig Jansson. The plate depicts a the King of Clubs, with Jansson's classic quarter moon shaped eyelids and a whimsical poem. On either side of the King reads the short poem quote: "YE KING OF CLUBS DOTH MAKE DECREE JUST WHERE AND WHEN THY LUCK SHALL BE" The plate has a zig zag geometric border in green with golden taupe lustre