Lovely Blue and White Transferware Willow Pattern Lidless Open Vegetable Dish, Unknown Maker, Most Likely Staffordshire Made

I am continuing my effort to downsize, in advance of all our possessions having to go back into storage again in the next few months (the builders keep changing the dates!)

I have quite the selection of Blue and White and Willow Pattern which I have collected over the years and used for buffets, afternoon teas, and for display on my kitchen dresser, (which I no longer have) but I have too much for my needs, and so this fabulous platter can now go!

For sale here is a Lovely Blue and White Transferware Willow Pattern Lidless Open Vegetable Dish, Unknown Maker, Most Likely Staffordshire Made.

The shape suggests that it may have had a lid earlier in its life, but it's been lidless since I have owned it!!

This open tureen is squarish in shape with two handle shaped protrusions. It features a lovely example of Willow Pattern on the interior bottom, running directly into a wide rim of decorative patterning which continues onto the handles. The exterior of the base is plain white with no decoration.

There are unfortunately no impressions or backstamps on the underside, as was quite often the case on antique willow pattern ceramics. I'm pretty certain it’s from one of the Staffordshire pottery firms based in and around Stoke-on-Trent and this piece would have some age, most likely dating to at least a century ago making it truly Antique (100+ years old)

The dish measures 11 inches/ 28.5 cm in diameter across the handles. It stands 2.75 inches/7 cm tall. Other measurements are in the photos.

It is in decent antique condition, and comes with no cracks, or pattern loss, but it has been well used over the years and has some crazing and age spots as photographed for accuracy. It also has a small chip to the foot as photographed, but this is hard to notice unless the tureen is upside-down.

Perfect for the collector of Blue and White Transferware and Willow Pattern.
Perfect for display on Kitchen Dresser or on a plate wall.
Would be very suitable as a prop for film, TV, Stage & Screen!

This is one of three Willow Pattern Tureens which I will be selling, see the last couple of photos. The other two are lidded tureens.

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