Bow
Bow Porcelain , London, 1744 (?) – 1776
Bow, in East London, was the home of one of the earliest Porcelain makers in Britain. A 1744 patent outlines a method for making porcelain, which probably took place on a very small scale; another the following year shows a different technique being persued, revealing a period of experimentation in the process. By 1750, porcelain was being made there in commercial quantities. Over the next three decades of production the body varied, as did glaze and decoration, making it one of the most interesting makers to collect. The final years showed a decline in quality, and in 1776 the concern was closed & sold to the Derby factory.
DATES: First Period c.1749-54 / Middle Period c.1755-63 / Later Period c.1764-76
PRODUCTS: Figures (after Meissen & Chelsea models) , decorative Vases, but mainly useful wares such as tea sets, plates, sweetmeat stands, pickle dishes, butter boats, sauceboats, tankards.
BODY: Early examples have a dense, white body; middle is more opaque, becoming quite soft & chalky by the later period.
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Bow ‘New Dancer’ boy on rococo scroll base, c. 1765
$1,450.00 AUD#1028501-1View item -
Bow blue & white knife handle, circa 1755
$595.00 AUD#1011615-1View item -
Bow coffee cup, prunus sprigged, c. 1755
Sold#1023357View item -
Bow ‘Quail Pattern’ plate, circa 1755
$520.00 AUD#1010758View item -
Bow leaf shape dish, fruiting vine pattern, c. 1765
$640.00 AUD#1017862View item -
Bow blue and white pickle leaf, flower pattern, c. 1765
$845.00 AUD#1018036View item -
Bow leaf shape dish, painted underglaze with a fruiting vine pattern, c. 1765
$640.00 AUD#1017863View item -
Bow blue and white shell pickle, rare form, c. 1760
$440.00 AUD#1017981View item -
Pair of Bow famille rose pickle leaves, circa 1765
Sold#1017979View item -
Early Bow famille rose sauce boat, c.1755
$1,150.00 AUD#1017978View item -
Pair of Bow famille rose pickle leaf dishes, c. 1755
Sold#1017977View item -
Bow blue and white pickle leaf, fruiting vine pattern, c. 1765
$960.00 AUD#1017976View item
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