I am pleased to offer a Botanic Garden 8 inch compote pedestal dish in the Spanish Gum Cistus or Cistaceae motif. The Spanish Gum Cistus was introduced in 1972 on B & B dishes and retired in 1985 (called White Cistus after 1985 with no name written on motif).

This Cistus version on this compote is a rare double version with two flowers instead of the usual single. The double Cistus was a part of the salad plate set for a short time.

It is in excellent condition and very shiny with few, if any, signs of use. The transfer is exceptionally crisp and glaze very shiny!

(The photo above was overexposed in the camera and the green laurel at the top looks pale.
The laurel is nice and dark in person.)

The compote shape also was retired many years ago, making this a very desirable Botanic Garden piece.

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The Spanish Gum Cistus was an original 1972 bread and butter plate motif and retired in 1985. It can be found on many Portmeirion shapes and is also rarely seen on salad plates in a 'Double' form, as on this dish. When the Spanish Gum Cistus was retired from plates it continued to be used on other shapes such as vases and soup tureens. However, after 1985, it was called the White Cistus and did not carry a common or latin name. The design was inspired by image in a 1824 book,The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

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Size	Approximately 8" across the top and 3-1/2" high
Transfer	Very bright, colorful and vibrant with no flaws seen. It is an overglaze transfer making it very crisp.
Ground	Very white
Glaze	No crazing and flawless VERY shiny glaze overall
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None, except for two very short (about 1/8"), shallow and narrow stacking scratches in the white area caused by another item stacked on top. Only seen looking closely in a bright light, very minor and mentioned only to made a complete description.
Other Comments	An excellent and exceptionally shiny Cistus item for serving!

The bottom is marked with a 2nd Trophy 'Susan Williams-Ellis' backstamp similar to the one below.

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