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Bow Porcelain Blue & White Lotus & Bamboo Octagonal Serving Dish C.1760
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Bow Porcelain Blue & White Lotus & Bamboo Octagonal Serving Dish C.1760

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
Description

A lovely Bow porcelain serving dish of rectangular shape with canted corners. Beautifully painted in shades of underglaze blue with a central image of a stylised lotus flower and bamboo, set within a border of diaper panels, intersected with reserved white flower heads in a blue ground. The walls to the reverse are decorated with simple foliate sprays. c.1760.

It measures 17.8cm (10 7/8") wide by 18.1cm (7 1/8") deep and 3.8cm (1 1/2") high.

In very good condition, a shallow surface chip to the bottom right corner. A small chip to the rim to the bottom left side, with a 3/4" glaze line to the underside and another small glaze loss / chip to the underside close by. No other damage, repair or restoration and minor handling wear.

Physical Dimensions
Height
3.8cm (1.50")
Width
17.8cm (7.01")
Depth
18.1cm (7.13")
Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this Bow Porcelain Serving Dish to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1158922
Dealers Internal Reference
FA1861
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Description
A lovely Bow porcelain serving dish of rectangular shape with canted corners. Beautifully painted in shades of underglaze blue with a central image of a stylised lotus flower and bamboo, set within a border of diaper panels, intersected with reserved white flower heads in a blue ground. The walls to the reverse are decorated with simple foliate sprays. c.1760.
fig 1. An 18th-century octagonal blue and white soft-paste porcelain serving dish decorated with a central lotus and bamboo design within a diaper border.
fig 1. Bow Porcelain Blue & White Lotus & Bamboo Octagonal Serving Dish C.1760

It measures 17.8cm (10 7/8") wide by 18.1cm (7 1/8") deep and 3.8cm (1 1/2") high.

In very good condition, a shallow surface chip to the bottom right corner.

A small chip to the rim to the bottom left side, with a 3/4" glaze line to the underside and another small glaze loss / chip to the underside close by.
The Fancy Fox

No other damage, repair or restoration and minor handling wear.

Height
3.8cm (1.50")
Width
17.8cm (7.01")
Depth
18.1cm (7.13")
Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Bow Porcelain Serving Dish to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1158922
Dealers Internal Ref
FA1861
The Fancy Fox
The Fancy Fox
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2015

Offering fine porcelain and pottery, 18th century and later, silver, glass and other small attractive pieces

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Archive I An 18th-century octagonal blue and white soft-paste porcelain serving dish decorated with a central lotus and bamboo design within a diaper border.

Bow Porcelain Blue & White Lotus & Bamboo Octagonal Serving Dish c.1760

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An 18th-century octagonal blue and white soft-paste porcelain serving dish decorated with a central lotus and bamboo design within a diaper border.
Bow Porcelain Blue & White Lotus & Bamboo Octagonal Serving Dish c.1760
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An 18th-century octagonal blue and white soft-paste porcelain serving dish decorated with a central lotus and bamboo design within a diaper border.
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Founded in East London around 1747, the Bow porcelain factory was renowned for producing early soft-paste porcelain, frequently decorated with underglaze cobalt blue motifs inspired by imported Chinese porcelain.

Georgian soft-paste porcelain was typically formulated using bone ash, clay, and ground glass frit, which fired at lower temperatures than hard-paste porcelain and produced a distinct creamy body with a warm glaze.

Authentic pieces often exhibit characteristic hand-painted underglaze blue brushwork, slight glaze irregularities, firing marks or spur marks on the underside, and age-appropriate wear to unglazed rims.

Antique blue and white serving dishes are commonly displayed on plate stands within dressers, mounted on gallery walls, or placed on sideboards as focal decorative trays.

Hand wash gently in lukewarm water using a mild detergent, avoiding harsh abrasives, immersion for extended periods, or rapid temperature changes that could cause crazing.
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