Antique Blue Willow Warming Plate Dish with Hot Water Chamber Underneath England Circa 1800’s. Measures 11” Wide, 2 1/8” Tall. Excellent condition for age, hairline crack around water spout only on front could have been from the firing process. Another glaze crack on side as seen in pictures. No other chips cracks or scratches. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Same or next day shipping.

In the Blue Willow legend, a the beautiful daughter of a powerful man fell in love with her father's secretary. Discovering their love, the father banished the secretary and constructed a great fence to keep his daughter contained. She could only walk by the water and the willows. She despaired until she received a message from her lover. At a banquet, he rescued her, but her father noticed and chased them across a bridge. The got away, but years later, her father caught up with them. The secretary was killed, and the daughter died as well. In pity, the gods turned them both into doves so they could fly together forever.