COLLECTION OF FIVE CERAMIC DECORATIVE VESSELS -

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING ASSEMBLAGE OF FIVE CERAMIC VESSELS REPRESENTING THE DECORATIVE CERAMICS TRADITION OF THE LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN PERIODS. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES A CREAM-COLOURED PEDESTAL VASE WITH HAND-PAINTED ROSE AND FOLIAGE DECORATION, A CREAM PITCHER WITH PRINTED OLIVER WARE MARK AND DECORATIVE BORDER, A RED APPLE-FORM VESSEL WITH CREAM INTERIOR AND STEM FINIAL, A MULTI-COLOURED FLORAL-DECORATED BULBOUS VESSEL WITH EIGHT SMALL APERTURES AROUND THE SHOULDER, AND A DISTINCTIVE RED RING-FORM VESSEL WITH ORGANIC, UNDULATING CONTOURS.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PIECE 1 - CREAM PEDESTAL VASE WITH ROSE DECORATION
- FORM: TRUMPET-FORM VASE WITH EVERTED RIM AND PEDESTAL BASE
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED BOUQUET OF PINK AND CORAL ROSES WITH GREEN FOLIAGE AND DELICATE FERN SPRAYS
- GLAZE: CREAM GROUND WITH BRIGHT, WELL-PRESERVED HAND-PAINTED DETAIL
- CONDITION: EXCELLENT. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. MINOR AGE-RELATED PATINA TO BASE
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 25 CM

PIECE 2 - CREAM PITCHER WITH OLIVER WARE MARK
- FORM: CYLINDRICAL PITCHER WITH CURVED HANDLE AND POURING LIP
- MAKER: OLIVER WARE (IDENTIFIED FROM GREEN PRINTED MARK TO BASE)
- DECORATION: PRINTED DECORATIVE BORDER TO RIM IN BROWN AND GILT TONES
- GLAZE: CREAM GROUND WITH MINOR FADING TO PRINTED BORDER
- CONDITION: GOOD. MINOR SURFACE WEAR TO DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. NO CHIPS TO RIM OR HANDLE
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 19 CM

PIECE 3 - RED APPLE-FORM VESSEL
- FORM: SPHERICAL APPLE-FORM WITH STEM FINIAL AND CREAM-COLOURED INTERIOR
- GLAZE: BRIGHT RED EXTERIOR WITH GLOSSY FINISH, CREAM INTERIOR
- CONDITION: GOOD. MINOR CRAZING TO INTERIOR BASE. GLAZE INTACT WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS
- APPROXIMATE DIAMETER: 13 CM

PIECE 4 - MULTI-COLOURED FLORAL BULBOUS VESSEL
- FORM: SQUAT BULBOUS BODY WITH EIGHT SMALL CIRCULAR APERTURES ARRANGED AROUND THE SHOULDER
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DESIGN IN PINK, RED, BLUE, AND YELLOW WITH GREEN FOLIAGE
- GLAZE: PALE CREAM GROUND WITH POLYCHROME HAND-PAINTED DETAIL
- CONDITION: FAIR. COLOUR FADING TO BLUE AND PINK TONES, PARTICULARLY VISIBLE ON THE UPPER BODY. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
- APPROXIMATE DIAMETER: 13 CM

PIECE 5 - RED RING-FORM VESSEL
- FORM: DISTINCTIVE ORGANIC, UNDULATING RING OR TORUS FORM WITH SCULPTURAL QUALITY
- GLAZE: CONSISTENT BRIGHT RED WITH GLOSSY FINISH THROUGHOUT
- CONDITION: GOOD. GLAZE INTACT WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS
- APPROXIMATE DIAMETER: 11 CM

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS TYPICAL LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN DECORATIVE CERAMICS IN FAIR TO GOOD CONDITION. THE HAND-PAINTED PIECES SHOW EXPECTED COLOUR FADING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND LIGHT EXPOSURE. THE RED-GLAZED VESSELS RETAIN THEIR BRIGHT COLOUR SATURATION. NO SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION IS EVIDENT. THE COLLECTION WOULD BENEFIT FROM GENTLE CLEANING BUT REQUIRES NO CONSERVATION WORK.

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 26cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 4Kg

Condition: Fair

221828+2

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

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