Johnson Bros Old English Vigo Platter with Birds and Flowers circa 1920s-1950s handles Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

and teasing to the palate

There is no mark as to what dining establishment this platter was intended for

With a light splattering of now faded gold paint around the rim

25" inches in diameter and weighs 1

Johnson Bros Old English Vigo Platter with Birds and Flowers circa 1920s-1950s handles Edgar Allan Poe{HISTORY} The Vigo pattern made by Johnson Bros in England debuted in the 1920s and remained in production through the early 1950s. Colorfully designed with a big flowering tree, pheasant style birds, and a gadroon edge it was a similar design to Lenox's Ming pattern which was in production in the late 1910s. The two designs were so similar that Lenox took Johnson Bros to court in 1921 over copyright infringement of the design. Ultimately though the