Bow Porcelain Veined Leaf Dish c1765

Description

Heading : Bow Porcelain Veined Leaf Dish 
Date : c1760- 70
Period : George III
Marks : None
Origin : Bow. London. England
Colour : Blue and white
Pattern : Fruiting vines painted over a moulded stem
Features : Leaf-shaped dish. hand painted in underglaze blue with fruiting vines and insects; small (deliberate) hole between the curled stem and the base of the leaf to effect a handle of sorts
Condition : Very good; some tiny nibbles to the rim. which also has some areas which are slightly rough to the touch. but there is no glaze or paint loss; a little reticulation to the glaze to the underside of the lip. and a scrape to the footrim along a 30mm section with loss of paint and glaze
Restoration : None
Dimensions : 21.2cm by 16.1cm

Weight : 294 grams