Quite simply, one is unlikely to find a higher quality version of the ubiquitous "Asiatic...
Quite simply, one is unlikely to find a higher quality version of the ubiquitous "Asiatic Pheasants" pattern than this version by Ralph Hall. Executed in crisp brown transfer printing against a clear open ground, it reveals the origin of the pattern in the sophisticated 18th century style florals of rococo revival transferware.
The center design presents a loose, informally gathered summer bouquet. Adding to this sense of spontaneity, two pheasants hover on each side, both eying a butterfly which has lit on a central blossom.
Complementing the easy looseness of the center, individual nosegays and passion flower blossoms form the border, linked only by printed beadwork at the edge.