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Vintage Knowles Wizard Of Oz Porcelain Collector Plates 10" Lot 7 W/ COA Boxes
Brand: Knowles
Item: Vintage Edwin M. Knowles Wizard of Oz limited edition porcelain collector plates lot of seven, round multicolor decorative display plates with Certificates of Authenticity and original cardboard boxes.
Collection/line: Official Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wizard of Oz collection painted by portraitist James Auckland for Edwin M. Knowles, issued in 1979 to honor the 1939 film's fortieth anniversary with each design produced on an edition firing schedule limited to one hundred days.
Plate titles included: If I Only Had a Brain (Scarecrow), If I Only Had a Heart (Tin Man), If I Were King (Cowardly Lion), The Wicked Witch of the West, Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Glinda and the Munchkins), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (the Wizard in his balloon), and The Grand Finale (We're Off to See the Wizard group scene).
Design details: Full-color scenes from the classic film featuring Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, the Wizard, Glinda, the Wicked Witch, flying monkeys, Munchkins, the Yellow Brick Road and the Emerald City; each plate shows James Auckland's printed signature on the front and a smooth white porcelain rim.
Back markings: Each plate is backstamped with the Knowles logo (The Oldest Name in American Fine China 1854, Newell W. Va. U.S.A.), an individual plate number (examples include 13334 F, 16385 D, 00428 F and 03284 B), detailed limited-edition text, multiple copyright lines for M.G.M./Loew's (1939 and 1979), and a Bradex style number such as 84-41-1.8 on The Grand Finale.
Included packaging: Original Edwin M. Knowles / The Bradford Exchange brown cardboard shipping cartons with Craftsman-style graphics, Certificates of Authenticity for each plate, and additional paperwork including a Bradford Exchange insert and a 1979 World Plate Collectors Fair invitation, as shown.
Use: Decorative collector plates intended for display only; reverse text notes they are not for serving food because of rare metallic pigments used for color fidelity.
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Condition: Seven Knowles Wizard of Oz porcelain collector 10" plates with glossy fronts and bright multicolor artwork; no chips, cracks, crazing, or surface scratches on the plates. Backstamps and printed text are crisp and fully legible on all pieces. Certificates of Authenticity and additional paperwork are present for each design and show age toning and handling creases. Original brown shipping and storage boxes are included and have heavy age-related wear with torn corners, creasing, staining, tape repairs, and handwritten titles on the sides.
- Brand: Knowles
- Color: Multicolor
- Material: Porcelain
