~ 1906 Royal Worcester Blue Tit Bird Plate Signed By Charles Baldwyn ~
A stunning cabinet plate by the renowned and highly sought after Royal Worcester artist, Charles Baldwyn. It is signed under the left end of the twig.
It depicts a blue tit bird, resting on a gorse twig, chirping to her two chicks.
The border is mid-green with rich gilded decoration.
The puce backstamp is for Royal Worcester, 1906.
~ Charles Baldwyn ~
Few Royal Worcester artists are better known than Charles Baldwyn,(Charley). His paintings of swans in flight on royal Worcester vases are instantly recognisable as his signature pieces.
Charles Baldwyn was born in 1859, the son of Worcester piano tuner and skilled musician Henry Baldwyn.
Charles Baldwyn started work at the Worcester factory at the age of fifteen and as with all young artists he spent his first year doing menial tasks around the factory.
His great love was the local bird life. He would spend hours in the countryside with other members of the painters shop sketching birds in the wild and would buy or borrow captured birds to study.
Charles Baldwyn also became very popular among Royal Worcesters well to do customers and his renditions of small birds and landscapes were much sought after.
~ Condition ~
The plate is in excellent condition, free from chips and cracks. The gilding remains bright and the birds unblemished. There are a few very minor losses to the green enamel. The underside stand was pierced at the time of manufacture in 4 equidistant places, presumably for hanging.
~ Dimensions ~
The plate has a diameter of 21 cm (8.25 inches) with a height of 2 cm (0.75 inches). It weighs 305g.
