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Spode Blue & White Sponge Bowl with Dragon Pattern. Early 19th Century
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Spode Blue & White Sponge Bowl with Dragon Pattern. Early 19th Century

19th century
Sold 22 July 2025 · Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd
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Part of an early 19th century Spode Toilet Set, this Sponge Bowl and its pierced Liner feature a striking and rather rare blue and white ‘Dragon’ pattern. In good condition.

Measures: 21x21x7 cms

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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Blue and White Sponge Bowl to the 19th Century.

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Part of an early 19th century Spode Toilet Set, this Sponge Bowl and its pierced Liner feature a striking and rather rare blue and white ‘Dragon’ pattern. In good condition.

Measures: 21x21x7 cms

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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Blue and White Sponge Bowl to the 19th Century.

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A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Spode Blue & White Sponge Bowl with Dragon Pattern. Early 19th Century

Archive II A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground. View II
Archive III A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground. View III
Archive IV A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground. View IV
Archive V A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground. View V
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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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A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground.
Spode Blue & White Sponge Bowl with Dragon Pattern. Early 19th Century
Ref: SA1140690
A round ceramic bowl with a pierced domed lid, decorated with blue and white dragon and wave patterns against a pale ground.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDecorative Bowls
  • Period19th century
  • StyleChinoiserie
  • MaterialCeramic, Earthenware
  • ColourBlue and White
  • MotifsDragon pattern, Pierced domed lid, Scroll handles, Wave border

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A sponge bowl is a specialised ceramic vessel historically used in the 18th and 19th centuries to hold wet sponges for washing or toilet purposes, often featuring a pierced lid to allow drainage.

Spode pottery from this era typically employed refined earthenware or bone china, decorated using underglaze blue printing techniques inspired by imported oriental designs.

Authenticity is generally verified through characteristic body weight, underglaze colour depth, specific oriental-inspired motifs, and occasionally impressed or printed factory marks on the underside.

This piece can be displayed as a decorative tabletop object on a sideboard, open shelving, or a coffee table to add historical texture and contrasting blue tones to contemporary spaces.

Antique ceramics should be washed by hand in lukewarm water using mild detergent, avoiding harsh abrasives, dishwashers, and prolonged soaking to protect the glaze and body.
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