Accurate Description of Item
Two Early 20th Century Hand Painted Haviland Plates, Marked on the back "Ethel Atkinson 1912 after Edmund Dulac : Haviland France"
Appraiser Remarks
The decoration is based on the work of Edmund Dulac (born Edmond Dulac; October 22, 1882 – May 25, 1953) , but painted by Ethel Atkinson (British- 1887 – 1991)*** . Haviland was a well known maker of porcelain, both decorated or sold as blanks to Decorating studios.
was a French-born, British naturalised magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer. Born in Toulouse he studied law but later turned to the study of art the École des Beaux-Arts. He moved to London early in the 20th century and in 1905 received his first commission to illustrate the novels of the Brontë Sisters. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children's book market shrank he turned to magazine illustrations among other ventures.
We would estimate the value of your plates at $150.00 - $200.00 each.
***Ethel Atkinson http://www.daao.org.au/bio/ethel-atkinson/biography/
was a French-born, British naturalised magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer. Born in Toulouse he studied law but later turned to the study of art the École des Beaux-Arts. He moved to London early in the 20th century and in 1905 received his first commission to illustrate the novels of the Brontë Sisters. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children's book market shrank he turned to magazine illustrations among other ventures.
We would estimate the value of your plates at $150.00 - $200.00 each.
***Ethel Atkinson http://www.daao.org.au/bio/ethel-atkinson/biography/
Estimated Value
$300.00- $400.00
Re: HANDPAINTED PLATES CIRCA 1912
Two Early 20th Century Hand Painted Haviland Plates, Marked on the back "Ethel Atkinson 1912 after Edmund Dulac : Haviland France"
The decoration is based on the work of Edmund Dulac (born Edmond Dulac; October 22, 1882 – May 25, 1953) , but painted by Ethel Atkinson (British- 1887 – 1991)*** . Haviland was a well known maker of porcelain, both decorated or sold as blanks to Decorating studios.
was a French-born, British naturalised magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer. Born in Toulouse he studied law but later turned to the study of art the École des Beaux-Arts. He moved to London early in the 20th century and in 1905 received his first commission to illustrate the novels of the Brontë Sisters. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children's book market shrank he turned to magazine illustrations among other ventures.
We would estimate the value of your plates at $150.00 - $200.00 each.
***Ethel Atkinson http://www.daao.org.au/bio/ethel-atkinson/biography/