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Victorian Wall-mounted Fountain Basin: 1891 – 1904
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Victorian Wall-mounted Fountain Basin: 1891 – 1904

19th century
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This is a highly decorative antique polychrome porcelain fountain basin, with an arched backplate. The decoration features bird motifs, specifically birds of paradise. It also features a small brass tap (or faucet) and a semi-circular basin with a moulded front edge. Designed to be wall mounted, this item would look amazing in a conservatory, orangery or cloakroom.

Makers stamps identify TC Brown-Westhead Moore – By Royal Appointment to Her Majesty (Queen Victoria) The Cauldron Pottery Works, Stoke on Trent, England. This company was in practice between 1891 – 1904.

Minor signs of wear commensurate with the age of this piece. Please study the photographs.

Measurements: H 163cm W 106cm D 59cm

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Olde School Architectural Antiques has dated this Victorian Wall Fountain Basin to the Victorian era.

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Description
This is a highly decorative antique polychrome porcelain fountain basin, with an arched backplate. The decoration features bird motifs, specifically birds of paradise. It also features a small brass tap (or faucet) and a semi-circular basin with a moulded front edge. Designed to be wall mounted, this item would look amazing in a conservatory, orangery or cloakroom.
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Makers stamps identify TC Brown-Westhead Moore – By Royal Appointment to Her Majesty (Queen Victoria) The Cauldron Pottery Works, Stoke on Trent, England.
Olde School Architectural Antiques

This company was in practice between 1891 – 1904.

Minor signs of wear commensurate with the age of this piece. Please study the photographs.

Measurements: H 163cm W 106cm D 59cm

Date of Manufacture

Olde School Architectural Antiques has dated this Victorian Wall Fountain Basin to the Victorian era.

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A late Victorian cream glazed ceramic wall-mounted fountain basin with floral transferware, bird decoration, and a brass tap.
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Archive I A late Victorian cream glazed ceramic wall-mounted fountain basin with floral transferware, bird decoration, and a brass tap.

Victorian Wall-mounted Fountain Basin: 1891 – 1904

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A late Victorian cream glazed ceramic wall-mounted fountain basin with floral transferware, bird decoration, and a brass tap.
Victorian Wall-mounted Fountain Basin: 1891 – 1904
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A late Victorian cream glazed ceramic wall-mounted fountain basin with floral transferware, bird decoration, and a brass tap.
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Popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, wall-mounted fountain basins were decorative sanitaryware items created for conservatories, hallways, or outdoor courtyards, frequently featuring intricate ceramic transferware patterns and integrated brass taps.

These basins were predominantly manufactured from glazed earthenware or vitreous china, decorated using underglaze transfer printing techniques, and fitted with brass or bronze spigots.

Authentic period pieces usually feature underglaze transfer decoration, fine crazing within the glaze structure from age, stamped manufacturer marks on the reverse, and heavy cast brass fixtures.

A ceramic wall basin can be mounted in a cloakroom or sunroom as a functional washbasin, or installed in a courtyard garden as a decorative planter or water feature surrounded by greenery.

Clean the ceramic surface using warm water and a non-abrasive liquid soap to safeguard the glazed transfer work, while treating the brass tap with a gentle metal cleaner or leaving it untreated to maintain its natural aged patina.
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