WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather 8.25' Commemorative Dish Depicting a Cooking Cartoon and the words THE HISTORICAL TOUCH – 'WELL ALFRED OW ARE THE CAKES?'

Here on offer is a large WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather 9' commemorative dish depicting a cooking cartoon and the words THE HISTORICAL TOUCH – 'WELL ALFRED OW ARE THE CAKES?'Captain Charles Bruce Bairnsfather was a prominent British humourist and cartoonist. His best-known cartoon character is Old Bill. Bill and his pals Bert and Alf featured in Bairnsfather's 'Fragments from France' cartoons published weekly in The Bystander magazine during WW1.On the front the dish depicts a central cartoon in sepia tones, of Alfred cooking and the words THE HISTORICAL TOUCH – 'WELL ALFRED OW ARE THE CAKES?'Then around the inner edge it has a raised scallop pattern in the pottery.On the back it has a sepia image of 'Old Bill' above which are the words:A SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WARCOMMENCED AUG 4TH 1914ARMISTICE NOV 11TH 1918PEACE SIGNED JUNE 28TH 1919BAIRNSFATHER WAREGRIMWADESSTOKE ON TRENTThe dish has a hairline crack at about 1 o'clock, when you look at the front, along with some age crazing to the glaze finish but retains the gilded finish to the rim.It measures 8.25' (21cm) diameter, 1.25' (3.2cm) deep and weighs 265g.Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.Please see my TERMS OF BUSINESS regarding Deliver Charges and Insurance regarding additional insurance cover, should you require it, BEFORE the item is dispatched.The responsibility lies with the customer to check with your Customs restrictions that this item can be imported into your country.Thank you for taking the time to look.