A Spode ornithological dessert centrepiece, circa 1830
The footed oval dish with crabstock handles sprouting leaves and fruit, the borders embossed with white bouquets on a pale blue ground alternating with groups of feathers, further feathers on the underside, the centre painted with a whinchat by its nest, 36.5cm long, pattern number 1979 and title of bird subject in black enamel