Royal Doulton collector plate titled 'The Basket Maker' by Susan Neale

This collector plate was created in 1991 as the sixth issue in the 'Old Country Crafts' series by Royal Doulton, a prestigious British ceramics manufacturer. The plate features artwork depicting traditional basket making, celebrating this ancient craft and its practitioners. Collector plates like this were extremely popular during the 1980s and 1990s, appealing to enthusiasts of limited edition ceramics and those interested in preserving representations of traditional crafts. These plates are valued by collectors of Royal Doulton memorabilia and decorative plates for their artistic quality, limited production, and nostalgic depiction of vanishing traditional skills.