VICTORIAN HAND-PAINTED FLORAL BOWL WITH SCALLOPED GILT EDGE - LATE 19TH CENTURY

A SHALLOW EARTHENWARE BOWL WITH A SCALLOPED RIM FINISHED IN GILT. THE INTERIOR FEATURES HAND-PAINTED FLORAL SPRAYS OF ROSES IN CORAL AND PINK TONES WITH GREEN FOLIAGE AND BLUE FORGET-ME-NOT STYLE FLOWERS, SET AGAINST COBALT BLUE GROUND PANELS. GILT SCROLLWORK BORDERS THE COBALT PANELS. THE CREAM GROUND IS DECORATED WITH DELICATE BROWN FOLIATE TRANSFER-PRINTED SPRIGS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* PATTERN NAME: DOVER
* PATTERN NUMBER: 172
* MARK TYPE: RED PRINTED CROWN MARK ABOVE INTERLOCKING LETTERS, WITH PATTERN NAME AND NUMBER IN RED
* PERIOD: LATE 19TH CENTURY BASED ON MARK STYLE AND DECORATION

CONDITION:
THE GILT TO THE SCALLOPED RIM SHOWS WEAR AND LOSS IN SEVERAL AREAS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE. LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES ARE VISIBLE TO THE INTERIOR BASE. CRAZING IS PRESENT ACROSS THE GLAZE. MINOR STAINING AND DISCOLOURATION TO THE CREAM GROUND. THE HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DECORATION REMAINS LARGELY INTACT WITH GOOD COLOUR RETENTION TO THE COBALT BLUE PANELS AND CORAL ROSES.

BASE MARK: RED PRINTED CROWN ABOVE INTERLOCKING LETTERS, PATTERN NAME 'DOVER 172' IN RED

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Victorian (1837-1901); Late 19Th Century; English; Red Printed Crown Mark Above Interlocking Letters, Appears To Read 'A' With Additional Characters. Pattern Name 'Dover' And Number '172' Printed In Red Above The Mark, With A Red Letter 'A' Or 'D' To The Right.; Earthenware; Gilt Wear To Scalloped Rim, Particularly Noticeable In Several Sections Around The Edge. Light Surface Scratching And Minor Marks To The Interior Base. Crazing Visible Across The Glaze Surface. Some Wear To The Gilt Scrollwo

Condition: Fair

779177+48

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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