A beautiful, heavily potted genuine antique piece featuring the timeless deep cobalt blue and white transferware Willow pattern story. The underside shows a distinctive, tactile gilled/ringed texture typical of mid-19th-century utility earthenware potted in the English Staffordshire district. There are no modern backstamps or maker's marks, which is completely authentic to its era.
Measurements:
• Length: 29.5 cm
• Width: 23.5 cm
• Depth: 4 cm
Condition Report:
Structurally robust with a wonderful weight and deep gloss. It displays exceptionally well. Please note a fine hairline crack runs across one side of the lateral rim edge (clearly documented in the close-up listing photos). It is stable, does not compromise the overall shape, but is priced accordingly. Expect minor glaze crazing, tiny blue ink transfer spots, and age-related underside rim wear consistent with a piece nearly 170+ years old.
Perfect for open dressers, cottage wall mounting, or traditional country farmhouse kitchen styling.
Will be wrapped with extreme care in multiple layers of thick bubble wrap and boxed securely for fragile transit. From a clean, smoke-free home