Bidspirit auction | A Collection of seven Edwin

A Collection of seven Edwin M. Knowles Norman Rockwell Collector Plates - A group of seven fine porcelain collector plates produced by the Edwin M. Knowles China Company. Each circular plate features a detailed transfer-print illustration by Norman Rockwell, characterized by nostalgic American scenes. The scenes depicted include The Music Maker, The Toymaker, The Card Players, The Scholar, The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, and The Marriage License. Each plate is finished with a gold-toned band along the slightly flared rim. The reverse of the plates features extensive marking and documentation. As seen in image 9, the back includes a central logo for North America's Oldest 1854 Edwin M. Knowles China Company Name in Fine China and the date 1983. There is a circular red seal reading Official Corporate Seal Rockwell Society of America and a blue circular seal reading Authenticated by the Norman Rockwell Museum with the facsimile signature of Thomas Rockwell. The text identifies one plate as Plate Number 282c, titled Evening's Repose by Norman Rockwell, the Eighth issue in Rockwell's Golden Moments, and a Rockwell Classic by the Rockwell Society of America. It also bears the Bradex No. 84-R70-10.8.