VICTORIAN BLUE TRANSFERWARE PLATE Gustav Dore Series with Bugs and Chicks Minton Stoke on Trent Staffordshire England c. 1890 This early Victorian 9 1/2 inch plate is transfer printed in dark blue against a bright white background. A rare pattern atributing the design to Leonce Goutard, the famous and prolific French designer and illustrator who produced naturalistic designs for Minton, Wedgwood and Brown Westhead Moore as well. Great condition.