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 ‘flaming tortoise’ kakiemon plate, C. 1750
$3,250.00#1012023View item -
Bow ‘fountain’ group candlestick, C. 1765
Sold#1011435View item -
Bow bell shape mug, rose flower sprigging, c.1755
$2,300.00#1013945View item -
Bow blue & white knife handle, C. 1755
$595.00#1011615View item -
Bow blue and white pickle leaf, flower pattern, c. 1765
$845.00#1018036View item -
Bow blue and white pickle leaf, fruiting vine pattern, c. 1765
$960.00#1017976View item -
Bow blue and white shell pickle, rare form, c. 1760
$440.00#1017981View item -
Bow blue and white small butterboat, c. 1765
$980.00#1017982View item -
Bow caudle cup & stand, pinecone moulded, c.1770
Shop Price $1,250.00#1015977View item -
Bow coffee can, prunus spigged, c.1760
$440.00#1017263View item -
Bow coffee cup, flower painting, C. 1765
$980.00#1011160View item -
Bow figure of ‘Ceres’, C. 1758
Sold#1011825View item
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