Early Australian China Painted plate decorated with Birds and crested initials | 22.5cm | #3 | by Ethel L Thomas 1910 White He was the first child

He was the first child protagonist in a British novel

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Dark Blue and White on Pale Blue 5 point shape trinket box

and are often damaged through use - or at least quite stained through the absorption of meat juices

Queen Victoria read the novel that year and found it "very interesting and cleverly written"

Early Australian China Painted plate decorated with Birds and crested initials | 22.5cm | #3 | by Ethel L Thomas 1910 White He was the first childEarly Australian China Painted plate decorated with Birds in 2 small panels, and quite refined gilding with 2 hand painted Floral Cartouche and the artists initials "crest" This work has been executed on a fine quality Haviland France blank Signed on the front within one of the Bird decorated panels Ethel L Thomas 1910 Provenance: this piece [and many others to come] were purchased from the family of Ethel Lawry Thomas [later post marriage known as