1940 Hand Painted Hydrangea Botanical English Transferware Plate Mottled Blue Border Royal Wessex I wonder if it either

I wonder if it either was ever used or if someone may have taken the original hardware and had a new fat paddle made but never used it

Probably held 2+ gallons

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Condition:  Good with some minor scratching here and there

Measures appx 4 1/2" long

1940 Hand Painted Hydrangea Botanical English Transferware Plate Mottled Blue Border Royal Wessex I wonder if it eitherVintage Crown Ducal hand painted botanical plate depicting pink and periwinkle blue hydrangeas. The main pattern is transfer printed with highlights, accents, shading and color all hand painted by artists of the English pottery firm. It has a mottled blue border with acanthus leaf gilded trim. I believe they are by Reuben Hague or were done under his direction while at Crown Ducal. I have had several other plates from Crown Ducal which were signed by