Samuel Alcock Low Comport, Green with Flowers, Pierced Persian Revival ca 1855

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Samuel Alcock Low Comport, Green with Flowers, Pierced Persian Revival ca 1855

About the Item

This is a beautiful low comport made by Samuel Alcock around the year 1855. The comport is shaped in the Persian Revival style with pierced rims, and apple green ground and beautiful purple hand painted flowers. Samuel Alcock was one of the many potters in Staffordshire such as Spode, Coalport, H&R Daniel and many others during the 1830s and 1840s. He was perhaps not the most well-known of potters but produced very high quality wares and original designs, often standing out for their bright choice of colours and beautiful shapes. The Alcock factory is not well documented so although they had a huge output, items are often mis-identified and we don't know much about the production process of artists, even though the wares have a very high quality that equals that of the more well known factories. This comport has a beautiful pierced rim with delicate gilding, one handle and a strong apple green ground. In the centre is a beautifully hand painted nightshade in purple. The plate is unmarked, as is common for this era, except for the pattern number 4/1063, which dates it to about 1855. CONDITION REPORT The comport is in good condition with two minor flaws: there is a hairline on the underside of the handle, but this does not go through the porcelain. There is a very faint crack on the underside of the foot, but again this is not visible from the top and does not seem to go through. Antique British porcelain is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1800s, and this meant that china from that period can have some firing specks from flying particles. British makers were also known for their experimentation, and sometimes this resulted in technically imperfect results. Due to the shrinkage in the kiln, items can have small firing lines or develop crazing over time, which should not be seen as damage but as an imperfection of the maker's recipes, probably unknown at the time of making. Items have often been used for many years and can have normal signs of wear, and gilt can have signs of slight disintegration even if never handled. I will reflect any damage, repairs, obvious stress marks, crazing or heavy wear in the item description but some minor scratches, nicks, stains and gilt disintegration can be normal for vintage items and need to be taken into account. There is widespread confusion on the internet about the difference between chips and nicks, or hairlines and cracks. I will reflect any damage as truthfully as I can, i.e. a nick is a tiny bit of damage smaller than 1mm and a chip is something you can easily see with the eye; a glazing line is a break in the glazing only; hairline is extremely tight and/or superficial and not picked up by the finger; and a crack is obvious both to the eye and the finger. Etcetera - I try to be as accurate as I can and please feel free to ask questions or request more detailed pictures! DIMENSIONS 26cm (10.25") X 21.5cm (8.5"); 7cm (2.75") high.

Creator:
Samuel Alcock & Co. (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Width: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)Depth: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1850-1859
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1855
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In good antique condition, no repairs or crazing, some very minor lines, see description.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A-ALC411stDibs: LU4805128741452