MID-CENTURY CERAMIC TABLEWARE SERVICE - CIRCA 1950-1960

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING EARTHENWARE TABLEWARE SERVICE FEATURING A STRIKING COBALT BLUE GROUND WITH VIBRANT HAND-PAINTED ORANGE FLORAL MOTIFS. THE SERVICE COMPRISES EIGHT CYLINDRICAL MUGS, MULTIPLE SAUCERS, TWO DECORATIVE SERVING VESSELS WITH LIDS, AND TWO SHAPED SERVING DISHES. THE DESIGN DEMONSTRATES THE BOLD COLOUR PALETTE AND ORGANIC FORMS CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-CENTURY EUROPEAN CERAMICS PRODUCTION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: EARTHENWARE WITH GLOSSY GLAZE FINISH
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED ORANGE FLOWERS AND BOTANICAL ELEMENTS ON COBALT BLUE GROUND
- MUG QUANTITY: EIGHT CYLINDRICAL MUGS WITH LOOP HANDLES
- PLATES: MULTIPLE SAUCERS (APPROXIMATELY 13 CM DIAMETER)
- SERVING PIECES: ONE LIDDED VESSEL, ONE JUG WITH DECORATIVE FINIALS AND TWO SHAPED SERVING DISHES WITH SCALLOPED EDGES
- GLAZE: SMOOTH, GLOSSY FINISH WITH MINOR CRAZING TYPICAL OF AGE
- MAKER'S MARK: IMPRESSED MARK VISIBLE TO BASE OF PIECES (PARTIALLY LEGIBLE)

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE SERVICE DEMONSTRATES GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH DOMESTIC USE AND AGE. MINOR CRAZING IS PRESENT TO INTERIOR GLAZE SURFACES, PARTICULARLY VISIBLE ON THE BASE OF PLATES AND INTERIOR OF MUGS. SURFACE WEAR TO THE PAINTED DECORATION IS MINIMAL AND DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE VISUAL PRESENTATION. RIM EDGES SHOW LIGHT WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE COBALT BLUE GROUND REMAINS RICH AND SATURATED, WHILST THE ORANGE PAINTED DETAILS RETAIN GOOD COLOUR DEFINITION. ALL PIECES REMAIN FUNCTIONAL AND DISPLAY-READY

Item Size: Height: 55cm, Width: 35cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Good

221828+5

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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