Pottery Mark Query - Lion encircled with leaves with hovering crown

by Jessica Johnson
(Willis,TX)

Pottery Mark Query - Lion encircled with leaves with hovering crown:- I have two large "decorative" plates. My grandmother purchased them from a estate sale almost 10 years old. They have been recently given to me. I have no idea of any history of the plates, whether they are just decorative with no value or if they have any real value.

I have tried doing research online to determine the stamping or mark on the under side of the plates.

I have been unsuccessful in this search. It is a lion, facing out with a circle around the line. At top the circle is a crown. There is also leaves, on either side of the encircled lion, as well as a small leaf bunch at the bottom of the circle. I have found no other marking besides the front of the plate.

The front shows a picture in blue ink of a house on a iced pond, with children ice skating on the pond. In the back there seems to be a boat stuck in the iced over pond. In the far back here is a windmill.

Around the edge of the plate, is a floral outline. It has leaves and small petalled flowers. I do hope you are able to find what the stamp means on the under side. I guess I can tell you a little about myself.

My name is Jessica Johnson, I live in Texas. My husband and I have been beginning to enjoy and start antique digging. We enjoy digging through possible history.

I really do hope that you can help me with this.

Thank you,

Jessica Johnson

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