This is a very good hexagonal Platter or Large Plate / Dish in the Japan pattern Number 13, made by Hicks and Meigh of Shelton, Staffordshire, England between 1812 and 1822, probably circa 1817.
 
This is a beautiful platter, large plate or dish of a shaped hexagonal form on a raised foot with a shaped notched edge. The piece is finely hand painted in bold enamels of cobalt blue and burnt orange, all in varying shades, over a lightly printed outline in the Hicks & Meigh Chinoiserie pattern Number 13. The decoration also has hand gilded gold highlights. The platter has a printed stone china ( ironstone) Royal Arms mark in under-glaze blue to the base stating STONE CHINA with No 13 below it. This is a recognized mark used by Hicks and Meigh and is recorded and illustrated on Page 253 of Geoffrey Godden's Guide to Ironstone and Granite Wares, published by The Antique Collectors' Club. A pieces in this same pattern is illustrated on Page 258 of the same book.
 
Overall a very distinctive and useful piece well over 200 years old !
 
Dimensions: 
Height: 11.2 in (28.45 cm)Width: 12.2 in (30.99 cm)Depth: 1.2 in (3.05 cm)
Condition: 
Good antique condition. Some pattern wear from use in places. NO Damage, NO Restoration. Please see images.