English pottery dessert service with botanicals, Don Pottery Yorkshire early 19th century

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£13500

Dated: 1810 Yorkshire England

A fine antique English pottery dessert service from the Don Pottery Yorkshire. The various plates and dishes are beautifully decorated with botanical bouquets. The bouquets are a charming feature of some of the Don pottery output and to date the name of the artist has remained a mystery. Sizes vary of the 26 pieces, for example,plate just over 8 inches diameter the square pieces are 8.25 x 8.25 inches the ovals are 9.75"at the longest side. A set of this size is very uncommon and research has revealed that a set is owned by a collector in Yorkshire, some parts of a service are in the Scottish National Museum in Edinburgh and a set can be seen in the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle Yorkshire England. Jewitt stated that this freely painted mixed floral decoration was "With a truth to nature which has seldom been equaled". John Griffin who has researched the works of the Don Pottery states" Surely these wares must represent the very zenith of floral decoration on earthenware of the period c1810-15".

Current Condition: FIne unrestored condition with only minor historical wear at the rim on a few pieces.

Literature: Page 156 and 159 figure plates 197 to 209. The Don Pottery 1810-1893 by John D Griffin

£13500    $18225

Description

A fine antique English pottery dessert service from the Don Pottery Yorkshire.
The various plates and dishes are beautifully decorated with botanical bouquets. The bouquets are a charming feature of some of the Don pottery output and to date the name of the artist has remained a mystery.
Sizes vary of the 26 pieces, for example,plate just over 8 inches diameter the square pieces are 8.25 x 8.25 inches the ovals are 9.75″at the longest side.
A set of this size is very uncommon and research has revealed that a set is owned by a collector in Yorkshire, some parts of a service are in the Scottish National Museum in Edinburgh and a set can be seen in the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle Yorkshire England.
Jewitt stated that this freely painted mixed floral decoration was “With a truth to nature which has seldom been equaled”. John Griffin who has researched the works of the Don Pottery states” Surely these wares must represent the very zenith of floral decoration on earthenware of the period c1810-15″.