Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Wedgwood Bone

A Collection of Wedgwood Bone China Commemorative and Calendar Plates - A collection of English bone china decorative plates featuring various transfer-printed themes. The group comprises multiple stacks of plates, with top designs including a motoring centenary commemorative plate and calendar plates for 1980, 1990, and 1995. The motoring plate is inscribed 100 YEARS 1885-1985 MOTORING and depicts early motor vehicles and cycles. The calendar plates feature natural history themes: the 1980 plate includes animals and birds; the 1990 plate, titled WADERS, depicts wading birds; and the 1995 plate, titled THE FLORAL GARDEN, displays various flower varieties. The reverse of each plate bears a printed mark in green reading WEDGWOOD BONE CHINA MADE IN ENGLAND. Additional printed text on the underside of the Waders plate states FIFTH IN A SERIES OF FIVE PLATES FEATURING BRITISH BIRDS, and the floral plate is marked FIFTH IN THE SERIES OF FIVE PLATES FEATURING COUNTRY GARDENS.