Portmeirion Pottery Kingdom Of The Sea Vintage Dessert Plate, KS83
Portmeirion

Portmeirion Vintage 8.5 Inch Dessert Plate In The Rare Kingdom Of The Sea Design.

A rare and collectable Kingdom Of The Sea dessert plate. This range of Portmeirion pottery is very sought after by collectors and increasingly harder to find.

This wonderful plate features the Squat Lobster as its design and carries the Portmeirion Kingdom Of The Sea backstamp. 

There is some minor age related crazing. 

This design is rare to find and we don't often have items for sale so don't miss out!

Please check the rest of our shop for more examples in this design.

8.5 in (21.5 cm) diam

Kingdom Of The Sea

This new range, launched in 1972, based on Susan's newly designed Drum shapes, was a reflection of her love of marine life. Reproduced in sepia from 18th century copper engraved prints, they show different varieties of sea life, from fierce looking exotic fish to Crustacea and shells. The fish appear on the dinner plates and oval platters; Crustacea on smaller plates and shells on tureens and tea/coffee ware. The items bearing the beautiful shells are hard to find and much sought after. Larger items bearing the fish and Crustacea have a backstamp showing Neptune riding the waves with dolphins along with the name of the species depicted. Smaller items with multiple shell motifs have a Neptune backstamp only. Disappointing sales resulted in this striking design being discontinued in 1977 and examples rarely come up for sale.