Bidspirit auction | A Collection of British Commemorative

A Collection of British Commemorative and Souvenir Ceramic Plates and Bowls - A collection of glazed ceramic plates and bowls featuring transfer-printed commemorative and local history motifs. The assortment includes a scalloped-edge dish with floral sprays and a central architectural transfer, with printed text reading MIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD and JUBILEE 1871-1921. An octagonal bowl features a building transfer and floral decoration, with text reading HECKMONDWIKE DISTRICT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD and 70TH ANNIVERSARY APRIL 1930. A circular plate commemorates the DENBY DALE PIE, featuring dates from 1788 to 1964 and printed text COMMEMORATING THE OPENING OF THE PIE HALL BUILT WITH THE PROCEEDS OF THE 1964 PIE ANNIVERSARY ISSUE. The group also contains an octagonal plate with a monochrome transfer of a building, marked SHELLEY CHURCH SCHOOL 1818-1918, and a smaller plate featuring a brown transfer of LEEDS TOWN HALL. A decorative plate with a scalloped green border displays a central polychrome transfer portrait of two children. Several pieces feature gilded rims and various decorative floral borders.