Posts Tagged ‘Welsh’

Swansea cherub jug, c.1855

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Welsh pottery jug in the “Idle Apprentice” pattern made in Ynysmeudwy, West Glamorgan county, Southwest Wales

Jug measures 6″ high and is brightly decorated in polychrome glazes and pink lustre highlights

Relief design including a single cherub, grape clusters, flowers and scrollwork is found on both sides of the jug

Broken ceramic handle has been repaired with a crudely made metal replacement, including a multi-piece support band encircling the jug…

and wrapping around the broken handle fragment at the bottom

This same shaped jug in white, and more somberly decorated in copper lustre, shows its original ornate handle

Photo courtesy of Dorian’s Antiques

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“King’s Rose” pearlware bowl, c.1850

Monday, March 15th, 2010

I found this large soft paste bowl while vacationing in Kerala, India and carried it on my lap during the long flight home. I was hoping to find other antiques with interesting repairs throughout my travels to central and southern India, but I mostly found just broken ceramic pieces with chips, cracks and no repairs. But I am sure India is filled with more many examples of wonderfully repaired antiques and I look forward to finding some of them when I return.

Bowl measures 10″ in diameter and is 4-1/2″ high.

A large chip on the rim has been covered up with a tin cuff and a long crack has been secured by means of a brass strap and rivets.

I believe this to be an English example of Gaudy Dutch ware, with a boldly painted variation of the “King’s Rose” pattern. Please see a coffee pot I posted earlier with a similar pattern.

When I see multiple repairs on the same piece made from different materials, I am led to believe that the damage and subsequent repairs were done at different times.

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