Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian lustre plate, decorated by William S. Mycock (1872-1950). Painted with a heraldic knights helmet and scrolling foliage with Latin inscription 'Sola Nobalitas Virtus' (virtue alone is true nobility) to the rim in gilt lustre on a red ground. The reverse with scroll border on lime-green ground. Artist's monogram to the base, with the 1928 year mark, shape 3218 and impressed factory marks, 29cm diameter.

The Bill Coles Collection
British Art Pottery, Woolley and Wallis Auctioneer's, 30th November 2011 lot 169
Private collection.