Name: Royal Worcester Porcelain Ewer, Hand Painted Flowers by F. Roberts, 1901
Brand: Royal Worcester
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Royal Worcester Porcelain Ewer, Hand Painted Flowers by F. Roberts, 1901

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About the Item

This is a stunning ewer made by Royal Worcester in 1901, painted with beautiful flowers and signed by the famous porcelain artist Frank Roberts. The ewer has a gracious Florentine shape. The original Worcester factory was founded in the mid 18th Century and belongs to the group of famous pioneering potteries in Britain. It went through various changes and take overs, and in the mid 19th Century it merged with Chamberlains and Grainger, both earlier split-offs, taking the new name "Royal Worcester". The factory distinguished itself with its extremely high quality of artwork, hiring the best artists and always coming up with very vivid designs full of flowers, birds and fruits. It was in operation until the early 21st Century but eventually succumbed to the changing times. This ewer is beautifully potted with an elaborate Florentine-style handle with a stunning human mask under its bottom and a fish mask under its top. The ground colour is a slightly bluish cream, with a powder blue stand, handle and mouth; the handle has a sage green accent as well. The body of the vase is superbly painted with softly hued realistic wild harebells in three different colours, and signed by Frank Roberts. Frank Roberts was born in 1857 and started working at Royal Worcester in 1872, where he remained until his death in 1920. He was a quiet man who kept to himself and became a very fine painter of fruits and flowers. He was not only a painter, but was one of the few people who could trace and raise gold, a difficult technique. Ever since Roberts' time at Royal Worcester, apprentices were given his work to copy as part of their training. The ewer carries the green Royal Worcester mark with the year cipher for 1901, as well as the shape number 789, which was brought out in 1880. The ewer is signed by the artist on one of the flower images. CONDITION REPORT The ewer is in perfect antique condition without any damage, repairs, crazing or significant wear. There is a glaze fault on the top of the handle, see last picture - this is a small fault from production and should not be seen as damage. Antique British porcelain is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1800s and early 1900s, 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 45cm (17.75") high, 17cm (6.75") wide incl. handles and 10cm (4") wide at narrowest side.

Creator:
Royal Worcester (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Width: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
1901
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In perfect antique condition without any damage, repairs, crazing or significant wear. Small glaze fault on the handle.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: LT-RW291stDibs: LU4805126476992

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