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18th Century Continental Porcelain Punch Bowl with a Half-pierced Gallery
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18th Century Continental Porcelain Punch Bowl with a Half-pierced Gallery

18th century
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A beautifully painted Continental Porcelain Punch Bowl, made peculiar by its half-pierced gallery. Possibly a tradesman sample, this piece has great presence featuring floral and ribbon motifs.

Measures: 26x14x26 cms

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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Reticulated Porcelain Punch Bowl to the 18th Century.

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Description
A beautifully painted Continental Porcelain Punch Bowl, made peculiar by its half-pierced gallery. Possibly a tradesman sample, this piece has great presence featuring floral and ribbon motifs.

Measures: 26x14x26 cms

Date of Manufacture

Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Reticulated Porcelain Punch Bowl to the 18th Century.

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An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green.

18th Century Continental Porcelain Punch Bowl with a Half-pierced Gallery

Archive II An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green. View V
Archive VI An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green. View VI
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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07801 650780
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Admiral Vernon Arcade (Basement Level)
141 Portobello Road
London
W11 2QB
United Kingdom
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An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green.
18th Century Continental Porcelain Punch Bowl with a half-pierced gallery
Ref: SA1136772
An eighteenth-century white porcelain punch bowl featuring a half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and hand-painted floral swags in pink, orange, and green.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectPunch Bowls
  • Period18th century
  • Style18th Century Continental
  • MaterialPorcelain, Hand-painted Enamels
  • ColourWhite and Multicolour
  • MotifsReticulated gallery, Floral swags, Hand-painted enamels, Wave scroll border

This eighteenth-century Continental punch bowl takes the form of a rounded white porcelain vessel with a distinctive half-pierced reticulated gallery rim and a stepped foot base. The exterior surface displays delicate hand-painted polychrome enamel decoration comprising vibrant pink, orange, green, and blue floral swags suspended below an elaborate purple and black wave scroll border, complemented by pierced interlocking oval openings along the raised rim section. The bowl measures 26x14x26 cms. Positioned upon a dining room sideboard top or central display surface in a modern interior, the vessel serves as a decorative receptacle or historical statement piece. The porcelain body provides a glossy white background for the detailed ribbon and botanical motifs while maintaining utility for traditional display applications.

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Eighteenth-century Continental porcelain is characterised by hard-paste ceramic compositions developed in European manufactories, featuring delicate hand-painted enamel decoration, gilt highlights, and intricate pierced or reticulated borders influenced by Rococo and Neoclassical styles.

Reticulated galleries were hand-cut directly into the unfired leather-hard clay using small knives before the initial biscuit firing, requiring exceptional technique to ensure the delicate lattice structure did not warp or collapse in the kiln.

Authentic pieces typically exhibit slight surface irregularities, hand-applied enamel brushwork with visible depth, unglazed foot rims showing smooth body paste, and historic firing flaws or wear consistent with age.

Place the bowl as a standalone centrepiece on a dining table, sideboard top, or console, allowing its intricate gallery and hand-painted motifs to contrast against minimalist wood or stone surfaces.

Clean gently using lukewarm water and a mild non-abrasive soap applied with a soft cloth, avoiding immersion if hairlines exist, and never use chemical detergents or abrasive sponges that could strip the delicate overglaze enamels.
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