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**Title:** Antique Podmore Walker "Spartan" Pattern Sepia Brown Transferware Plate**Manufacturer:** Podmore, Walker & Co. (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)
**Markings:** Underglaze sepia backstamp featuring an eagle, scroll banner reading "SPARTAN", and maker initials "P W & Co"
**Era:** Early Victorian (Circa 1834–1856)
**Pattern:** "Spartan" (Features a romanticized English/European estate scene with a fountain, architectural castle structures, and figures in mid-19th-century attire)
**Colorway:** Sepia / Chocolate Brown on cream earthenware ### CONDITION NOTE:
This authentic 19th-century plate is being sold AS-IS with clear signs of historical age and wear.
* Displays significant, dense glaze crazing throughout the front and back.
* Notable dark browning/staining texturing the earthenware body beneath the glaze (highly desired by decorators looking for a rustic, time-worn farmhouse appearance).
* Shows some mild shelf wear on the base ring and edges. No major structural cracks, but please review all photos closely to assess the overall antique patina.Perfect addition to an open-shelf kitchen display, plate wall gallery, or for a collector who appreciates authentic Victorian age character! Ships securely packed with protective tracking. Please reach out with any questions prior to offerding/purchase.
