£110
An English porcelain plaque, 1919, painted by J E Dean, signed and dated, with Gertie Gitana, 24 x 19cm, framed
A private collection of the Minton ceramic artist James Edwin Dean (1864-1935) of Cheadle, Staffordshire (lots 465-496)
Gertie Gitana (stage name of Gertrude Mary Astbury, 1887-1957) was born in Stoke on Trent to a pottery factory foreman and his shopkeeper wife. Having made her debut at the age of 4, she became one of the most popular music hall actresses
In apparently good condition. Note: unexamined out of frame
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