COLLECTION OF THREE SPODE CERAMIC LIQUOR BOTTLES - ENGLISH CIRCA 1950S-1970S

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING TRIO OF DECORATIVE CERAMIC LIQUOR BOTTLES MANUFACTURED BY SPODE FOR CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED OF ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND. THESE HAND-FINISHED EARTHENWARE VESSELS REPRESENT A DISTINCTIVE CATEGORY OF MID-TWENTIETH-CENTURY COLLECTIBLE BARWARE, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH APPLIED DECORATIVE GLAZING TECHNIQUES. THE BOTTLES EXEMPLIFY THE PERIOD PRACTICE OF COMMISSIONING CERAMIC MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE BRANDED SPIRIT CONTAINERS WITH DISTINCTIVE VISUAL PRESENTATION.

SPECIFICATIONS:

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: SPODE, ENGLAND, COMMISSIONED BY CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
- MARK TYPE: IMPRESSED CIRCULAR MARK TO BASE READING "CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED SPODE ENGLAND LIQUOR BOTTLE" WITH CAPACITY DESIGNATION
- LEFT BOTTLE: DARK COBALT BLUE GLAZE WITH GILT METAL BANDING AND SCREW CAP, CAPACITY 75 CL
- CENTRE BOTTLE: CREAM EARTHENWARE WITH HAND-APPLIED FLORAL TRANSFER DECORATION FEATURING ROSES AND PERIOD FIGURES, CAPACITY 70 CL
- RIGHT BOTTLE: RICH BROWN GLAZE WITH EMBOSSED DECORATIVE PANELS AND GILT METAL BANDING, CAPACITY 70 CL
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S-1970S BASED ON GLAZE FORMULATION AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: GLAZED EARTHENWARE WITH HAND-APPLIED DECORATIVE TRANSFERS
- HARDWARE: ORIGINAL GILT METAL SCREW CAPS WITH THREADED CERAMIC LINERS TO ALL THREE BOTTLES
- GLAZE TYPE: HIGH-FIRED CERAMIC GLAZE WITH APPLIED UNDERGLAZE TRANSFERS (CENTRE BOTTLE) AND EMBOSSED SURFACE DECORATION (RIGHT BOTTLE)
- MANUFACTURING: WHEEL-THROWN OR SLIP-CAST BODIES WITH APPLIED DECORATIVE ELEMENTS

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 28 CM (TO TOP OF CAP)
- WIDTH: APPROXIMATELY 15 CM (MAXIMUM BODY WIDTH)
- DEPTH: APPROXIMATELY 12 CM
- CAPACITY: 75 CL (LEFT BOTTLE), 70 CL (CENTRE AND RIGHT BOTTLES)

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION PRESENTS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DECORATIVE USE. THE LEFT BOTTLE (DARK BLUE) DISPLAYS MINOR WEAR TO THE GILT METAL CAP WITH GLAZE REMAINING INTACT THROUGHOUT. THE CENTRE BOTTLE EXHIBITS SURFACE CRAZING TO THE GLAZE, A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF AGED EARTHENWARE, WITH NO CHIPS OR STRUCTURAL COMPROMISE; THE APPLIED FLORAL TRANSFERS SHOW MINOR FADING CONSISTENT WITH EXPOSURE. THE RIGHT BOTTLE RETAINS EXCELLENT GLAZE INTEGRITY WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR LIMITED TO THE METAL CAP. ALL THREE BOTTLES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL SCREW CAPS WITH FUNCTIONAL METAL LINERS. NO CRACKS, CHIPS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT TO ANY OF THE CERAMIC BODIES.

PROVENANCE AND CONTEXT:
THESE BOTTLES REPRESENT A SPECIFIC CATEGORY OF MID-TWENTIETH-CENTURY COLLECTIBLE BARWARE PRODUCED DURING THE PERIOD WHEN PREMIUM SPIRIT MANUFACTURERS COMMISSIONED CERAMIC HOUSES TO CREATE DISTINCTIVE BRANDED CONTAINERS. SPODE'S INVOLVEMENT INDICATES QUALITY PRODUCTION STANDARDS. THE COMBINATION OF FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH DECORATIVE GLAZING REFLECTS THE AESTHETIC VALUES OF THE POST-WAR PERIOD. SUCH BOTTLES WERE TYPICALLY USED FOR DISPLAY AND SERVING RATHER THAN STORAGE, AND THEIR SURVIVAL IN THIS CONDITION IS NOTEWORTHY.

COLLECTING NOTE:
CERAMIC LIQUOR BOTTLES FROM THIS ERA HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE BARWARE AND DECORATIVE CERAMICS. THE SPODE MARK, COMBINED WITH THE CHIVAS BROTHERS PROVENANCE, ADDS COLLECTIBLE VALUE. THE THREE-BOTTLE GROUPING OFFERS VISUAL INTEREST THROUGH THE CONTRAST OF GLAZE COLOURS AND DECORATIVE TREATMENTS. THESE PIECES FUNCTION EQUALLY WELL AS DISPLAY OBJECTS OR FUNCTIONAL SERVING VESSELS.

Item Size: Height: 28cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 12cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

548763+44

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