Large Early 19th Century Hand Painted Bird and Flower Antique Davenport Bowel

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large 9.75" Antique Davenport bowel decorated with a Oriental Design of Peonies, Prunus & other flowers with a bright colored … Read more large 9.75" Antique Davenport bowel decorated with a Oriental Design of Peonies, Prunus & other flowers with a bright colored Bird catching an butterfly gilding with gold in center.

The pattern showcases the exceptional and enduring charm of chinoiserie decoration.
The colors are an unexpected and delightful combination of purple, pink, yellow, orange, turquoise, blue, and green.

It was hand painted ironstone (stone china) made by William Davenport and Co., Longport, Staffordshire Potteries, England, George III , circa 1815.

The bowel is well potted and hand painted, guilted, in Davenport's a bold Flying Bird pattern No. 6, with enamels of different colors and shades.

This was one of Davenport's standard designs and is shown on various pieces on Page 227 of Godden's Guide to Ironstone & Granite Wears, by Geoffrey A Godden, published by The Antique Collectors' Club.
On The back carries the blue printed stone china anchor (Ironstone) Davenport mark, which was used by the factory between 1805 and 1820.
History:
In 1785, John Davenport began as a potter working with Thomas Wolfe of Stoke. In 1794, he acquired his own pottery at Longport and began producing cream-colored blue and white transfer-printed earthenware. In 1801 he began making glass, and by 1805 he was making porcelain and stone china as well.[2] By September 1806 the quality of his porcelain wares was such great that the Prince of Wales, later to become King George IV, ordered services of the finest and most valuable kinds.

John retired in 1830 and his sons, William and Henry, carried on the firm till 1887 when the factory was acquired by Burleigh Pottery.

A book of 1843 said the firm had three works in Longport and another one at Newport, this making earthenware, and altogether had over 1,500 workers. All wares were of very good quality for their type. From around 1860 most wares were porcelain.

English oil and water painting artist James Holland (1800–1872) was employed, from the age of 12, for 7 years as a flower painter at the Longport works. This bowel was produced during these period when he painted flowers on pottery and porcelain at D. See less