I am happy to present a Portmeirion BG crescent dish featuring a Daisy or Bellis Perennis motif. The crescent dish shape was retired several years ago and is no longer available.

This dish is especially rare because it is in the discontinued Variations pattern. Crescent dishes in Variations, usually accented with sprigs of Forget-Me-Not and/or Rhododendron, were never made for the general Botanic Garden catalog. It was made for sale exclusively at Portmeirion's factory store in the UK and has an oval green 2nds ID mark.

The dish is in mint clean condition with no flaws or crazing and no indication that is ever was used.


The Daisy was an original 1972 flower on bread and butter plates and still remains in production today. It is based on an image found in the 1835 botany book with illustrations by William Clarke,Moral of Flowers, and written by Mrs. Hey.

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Size	4-1/2" high in the middle and 8-3/4" across at the bottom
Transfer	Perfect and colorful without fading or flaws
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Very shiny glaze with no crazing or glaze flaws found. The bottom is ridged and unglazed.
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None
Other Comments	A unique one of a kind retired Daisy Variations crescent dish!

The bottom carries a oval 2nd's ID mark. This ID can mean a quality second, but is also used on samples or one of a kind items and I bought it with another dish marked 'sample'. I do not see any flaws on this nice dish. The dish style was never offered in Portmeirion's normal catalog.

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