FINE 19th-CENTURY ENGLISH PARIAN PORCELAIN EWER FEATURING HIGH-RELIEF CLASSICAL BIBLICAL SCENES. THIS PIECE DEPICTS NAOMI WITH RUTH AND ORPAH (OLD TESTAMENT) AND A SECONDARY SCENE OFTEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEATH OF ABEL. 

RENDERED IN SOFT MATTE WHITE PARIAN WITH CONTRASTING PALE BLUE RELIEF DECORATION, TYPICAL OF SAMUEL ALCOCK & Co. PRODUCTION CIRCA 1845-1860

HEIGHT: APPROX. 9"

WIDTH: APPROX. 5"

MATERIAL: PARIAN PORCELAIN (UNGLAZED BISQUE)

COLOR: WHITE BODY WITH LIGHT BLUE APPLIED RELIEF

MARK: HAND PAINTED BLUE MARK TO BASE (AS SHOWN)

ORIGIN: STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND

ELEGANT SCROLL HANDLE AND FLARED SPOUT WITH MOLDED FOLIATE DETAILS. HIGHLY DECORATIVE VICTORIAN DISPLAY PIECE.

CONDITION: NO MAJOR CRACKS, OR REPAIRS SEEN. MINOR SURFACE WEAR/LIGHT SCUFFS. SOME SMALL FIRING IMPERFECTIONS TYPICAL OF PARIAN. LIGHT DISCOLORATION/ AGE-RELATED MARKS ON BASE. 

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