L136 ANTIQUE 1930 LOT 16 RIDGWAY SEMI PORCELIN BLUE WILLOW BERRY BOWLS PLATES

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LOT # 280 Detailed Photos Estate Road Show L136 ANTIQUE 1930 LOT 16 RIDGWAY SEMI PORCELIN BLUE WILLOW BERRY BOWLS PLATES Item Description Offered for your consideration This fine semi porcelain Berry Bowls and Plants ( 16 in all ) was produced by the fabled Ridgways Bedford Works ca. 1927 to 1933, and sports the unique exterior border band, as well as being properly marked on the base with the combination diamond / quiver & bow signature (Godden #3317). The Willow pattern and its variants, often simply referred to as Blue Willow, is the single most produced porcelain / semi porcelain transfer image in history. Virtually every major English and American potter has produced Willow ware at some point. Since the perfection of the transfer under glaze printing system in 1760, and the first recorded Willow pattern (ca. 1780) by Thomas Turner of Caughley Pottery in Staffordshire, England, no less than 117 English firms, 46 American firms, and at least another 40 to 50 manufacturers from Japan & Worldwide have offered Willow as part of their arsenals. The Willow overall is so prolific, that the image is qualified by no less than (9) separate border designs, as well as (11) variations of the center well image, giving a myriad of possible combinations for the overall pattern. HISTORY: In the 1800⿿s William and John took over the Cauldon read more

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