Does it look red, too? DH prefers "chunky" applesauce.
Factory done painting I think -- that is to say a china painter hired by the factory. Lots of similar type scenes and painting style pretty much...
Excellent result given the prices of china these days.
Aynsley would be marked at that time.
That is sweet!
Those numbers look British production to me, but the pattern less so. If you are on Facebook, there is a group, British Pottery and Porcelain...
Good heavens, that's a big 'un. The incised numbers look almost chiseled in.
Welcome to Antiquers! We do love to see the whole piece, top and bottoms, please. The top sides have the pretty stuff, LOL!
The mark looks good to me, but I'm not all that up on Italian potteries. Is the pair you found the same size as the painted ones you searched?...
My guess would be a decorative item. I can see this being hung up in a pub/bar/rec room and someone would ding it for service or call the family...
If it's heavy, it would be stone. Doesn't look like terra cotta to me. I agree that the wood base is added. Welcome to Antiquers!
Don't they make a nice little grouping?
Miss her, too...
Well, I don't think Samson because that gold square covers a maker's mark and the P in the crossed "L"s would refer to the decorator. Perhaps...
Ah, a purposely vague mark perhaps. Regardless, it's a beaut of a plate!
What does the "commonly used character" mean, then?
Not a mark I recognize. Google lens wants it to be Carl Thieme or a Potschappel mark.
Certainly looks like there should be some sort of insert for the central well of the bowl. My first thought was that a spiked flower frog for a...
That is a rather pleasing box -- I like the pattern that the horn makes. AND, it's shaped like a book!
Good thing I'm old and de-accessioning, otherwise I'd be tempted to start another collection!
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