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<p>[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9424244, member: 22292"]Morning all! thanks to all who have replied, glad it seems to be striking the right chord even if we don't know who it is, or where it came from <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] though the size seems right, I don't think that it's a chocolate pot - not a lidded one anyway. There's no sign it ever had a lid, and would be a devil of a design to make a lid for as all the edge is scalloped and fluted. So I'm sure it's just an open jug design.</p><p><br /></p><p>My husband suggested that it might be a training piece as it's small but so worked up with a number of techniques. But I'm not sure as the extravagant form is one piece from a mold so it was likely in production. However, the transferware is exceptionally well applied, despite being fiendishly difficult on this undulating surface, so maybe?? This could explain why it is unmarked.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of makers, I think in France perhaps Orchies - they did both majolica and transferware so could have produced this meeting of styles and techniques. But it seems more likely to me that it could be one of the Staffordshire makers, a lot of designs that come up on image match are from Staffordshire and a lot of those wares made their way to France. Like this one for example: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1456517063/antique-victorian-era-floral-flow-blue?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=flow+blue+jug&ref=sr_gallery-1-25&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1456517063/antique-victorian-era-floral-flow-blue?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=flow+blue+jug&ref=sr_gallery-1-25&organic_search_click=1" rel="nofollow">Antique Victorian Era Floral Flow Blue Pitcher Art Nouveau - Etsy Spain</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, would love to know how would you describe this piece? I think it's late 19th Century probably c 1880-1890. The transferware design and the handle show no trace of Art Nouveau to my mind, but I see that the twisted form is almost always described as Art Nouveau...so I must ask the experts: what say you??</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks so much again! Hope you're have a lovely weekend <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9424244, member: 22292"]Morning all! thanks to all who have replied, glad it seems to be striking the right chord even if we don't know who it is, or where it came from ;) [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] though the size seems right, I don't think that it's a chocolate pot - not a lidded one anyway. There's no sign it ever had a lid, and would be a devil of a design to make a lid for as all the edge is scalloped and fluted. So I'm sure it's just an open jug design. My husband suggested that it might be a training piece as it's small but so worked up with a number of techniques. But I'm not sure as the extravagant form is one piece from a mold so it was likely in production. However, the transferware is exceptionally well applied, despite being fiendishly difficult on this undulating surface, so maybe?? This could explain why it is unmarked. In terms of makers, I think in France perhaps Orchies - they did both majolica and transferware so could have produced this meeting of styles and techniques. But it seems more likely to me that it could be one of the Staffordshire makers, a lot of designs that come up on image match are from Staffordshire and a lot of those wares made their way to France. Like this one for example: [URL='https://www.etsy.com/listing/1456517063/antique-victorian-era-floral-flow-blue?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=flow+blue+jug&ref=sr_gallery-1-25&organic_search_click=1']Antique Victorian Era Floral Flow Blue Pitcher Art Nouveau - Etsy Spain[/URL] Also, would love to know how would you describe this piece? I think it's late 19th Century probably c 1880-1890. The transferware design and the handle show no trace of Art Nouveau to my mind, but I see that the twisted form is almost always described as Art Nouveau...so I must ask the experts: what say you?? Thanks so much again! Hope you're have a lovely weekend :):)[/QUOTE]
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