Antique Early 19th Century Spode Topographical Porcelain Cobalt Blue Border Shrimp Bowls - a Pair

Description

A very Fine pair of Spode porcelain shrimp bowls.

With rich gilding, underglaze cobalt blue borders, and hand painted topographical … more A very Fine pair of Spode porcelain shrimp bowls.

With rich gilding, underglaze cobalt blue borders, and hand painted topographical scenes at their centers.

One scene depicts fishing boats in the bay at Dover Castle. The other depicts a scene at Dunfermline Abbey.

Each bears an impressed X in circle factory mark to the reverse. One has a Spode mark and Dunfermline Abbey in puce. The other is marked Dover Castle in black.

Date:
Early 19th century

Overall condition:
They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.

Condition details:
There is some rubbing to the gold, some wear to the hand painted decoration here and there, and small flakes and chips to the foot rims, some Fine and light surface scratches, and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Measurements:
Length: ca. 8 1/2 in.
Width: ca. 8 in.
Height: ca. 2 in.

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