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English Creamware 18th Century Transfer Printed Bowl browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Decorative Art:Ceramics:English: Pre 1800: item # 334655
Arlene Noble Antiques Montclair, New jersey 973 473- 5745 Guest Book Sold |
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| What a pleasure it is for me to list this 18th century English Creamware Transfer printed bowl. I love these rare sentimental early English pieces of Creamware. This is really a museum quality piece and i use that description sparingly. The bowl is transfer printed on four sides. One transfer depicts people in a boat obviously going towards a ship. The reverse is printed with 3 women in 18th century dress, celebrating or seeing them off. Another transfer reads; My love is fix'd I cannot range I like my Choice Too well to change. The other side reads; Long may we live, Happy may we be Bleft with content, and from misfortunes free. I have had these verses rarely and never both on one piece. They are in the Old English spelling. I have seen them on mugs and teapots. The center of the bowl shows the points of a compass so it was obviously made for a sailor or to commerate service in the Royal Navy. The condition is excellent, the piece dates about 1760, and there is a hairline to the right inside the bowl. this is acceptable considering the age and rarity of this very special piece. there are always things that dealers like to keep for themselves and this is one of those. By the way, the bowl stands 3 1/2" and is 6 1/2" wide. | ||
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