VINTAGE 1971 WEDGEWOOD PICCADILLY CIRCUS CHRISTMAS PLATE JASPER WARE

VINTAGE 1971 WEDGEWOOD PICCADILLY CIRCUS CHRISTMAS PLATE JASPER WARE BLUE AND WHITE THIS VINTAGE PLATE IS THE 3RD PLATE IN THIS SERIES OF 3 PLATES. THIS WAS AN ISSUE OF A SPECIAL WEDGEWOOD CHRISTMAS ITEM THIS HANDSOME PLATE IS 8" IN THE FAMOUS BLUE AND WHITE JASPER WARE. THE HAND APPLIED BAS- RELIEF MOTIF DEPICTS A VIEW OF THE PICCADILLY CIRCUS WITH THE FAMOUS STATUE EROS IN THE FOREGROUND AND THE ELEGANT BUILDINGS OF REGENT STREET BEHIND EROS PERHAPS THE MOST FAMOUS AND BEST LOVED STATUE IN THE WORLD IT WAS DESIGNED IN 1892 AS A MEMORIAL TO LORD SHAFTESBURY. IT WAS THE LARGEST STATUE IN THE WORLD TO BE CAST JN ALUMINUM. THE PLATE ALSO HAS THE WORDS "CHRISTMAS 1971" EMBOSSED IN BLUE. HAND-SOMELY BOXED. IT WAS AVAILABLE ONLY DURING 1971 THE ORIGINAL MODEL WAS DESTROYED IN DECEMBER AND NO FURTHER COPIES MADE... SO THIS IS A VERY LIMITED EDITION. 8" ROUND BOX 25B 1/15/2022