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Bow "Rubber Tree" Pattern Dish c.1760-65

An 18th Century Bow porcelain dish with lobed rim, handpainted in the "Rubber Tree" pattern, c.1760-65. Marked to the underside with faux Chinese markings.

Condition is very good with only a chip to the rim, & a feint "Y" crack to the base (not extended from the edge).

Measures 7 1/2 in diameter.

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The "Rubber Tree" pattern was not unique to Bow, it is much more common from the Worcester factory,
Bow may have copied the Worcester design.

The underside is typical of Bow of the period & is marked with mock Chinese characters.

Decorated with leaves highlighted in underglaze blue, & a central motif of berries in a traingular formation, with flying insects, the decoration is very similar to the Bow dish that we have for sale on this site. The rim is of a slightly lobed, wavy shape with a blue border.

Light staining of the phosphatic body at the extremeties of the "Y" shaped crack to the base can be seen to the front, along with the small chip to the edge.

The footrim is characteristic of Bow, both in shape & with a biscuity colour to the edge, & the blue coloured glaze can be seen where it is more thickly applied. The four character mock Chinese marks are often found on Bow wares of this type & date. The "Y" shaped crack can be seen more clearly, it does not extend from the rim & is quite stable.

Overall this Scarce Bow dish dating from c.1760-65 is in very good condition. Decorated in a pattern more readily found on Worcester porcelains, it is a piece that would enhance any collection of early English Porcelain.