Antique English Moore Brothers Porcelain Cream Gilt Cherub Cacti Centerpiece 19c

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A Very Impressive Example of an English Moore Brothers Porcelain Centerpiece of outstanding quality and generous proportions.

Last quarter of … Read more A Very Impressive Example of an English Moore Brothers Porcelain Centerpiece of outstanding quality and generous proportions.

Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.

This rare and unusual form Centerpiece depicting flowering Cacti, with a single loosely draped winged Cherub standing beside an oval wavy rimmed bowl, ending on an oval naturalistic base with Greek Key pattern in gilt and black enameling.

Condition: Superb condition for such an early piece, no evidence of any restoration. Impressed marks at base as shown.

Height: (entire) 8.75” (22cm). Width: (at widest area) 10.5” (26.5cm). Depth: (at widest area) 6" (15cm).

Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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Moore Brothers 1872-1905 a brief history:

Bernard Moore and his younger brother Samulel Vincent Moore were manufacturers of China Tableware, high quality ornamental items to include Mantle Clocks and Fluid Lamps, almost using cream grounds wih gilt highlights, some decorative pieces were also hand painted in colours. The factory was located in St. Mary’s Works, Longton, Staffordshire, England, employing up to one hundred and fifty people by 1881.

In September 1905 the their original moulds were sold to Thomas C Wild.

Bernard Moore moved to premises at Wolfe Street, Stoke on his own he became a “Consultant Potter” making pieces with spectacular glazes. See less