Old pitcher

Hi, any ideas on this pitcher or ever?
Apprix age? About 10" tall
tia

 

Looks like imported/decorational

 

found a similar one on ebay. not identical but simalar numbers on bottom..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Pa...s-Poppy-Floral-Reticulated-Tops-/113689710997

 

French slipware. known as barbotine.

 

Gee, I thought Barbotine had big applied flowers and such.

 

here, best site.
http://barbotine.free.fr/

 

Ty so much, everyone here is so knowledgable!!! The numbers on the bottom look old, any idea of the age?
Ty again!!!

 

hard to give an age. from the form - handle etc. - and the colors 1890s 1920s.
at the end of all pictures of the individual brands you have pics of the markings.

 

It looks like this one with the same numbers but different decoration, and does it look like an England stamp in black? https://www.etsy.com/listing/608210960/majolica-pitcher?show_sold_out_detail=1

 

you may be right. after looking around I had the same feeling that it may not be what I thought. if memory serves right we had that case already in another discussion.

 

was it Staffordshire majolica ?

 

Ty, it looks much older than the 70s.

 

Oh, definitely don't go by what people say in a listing. They may have meant 1870!

 

Not really any help but I found this little 5 1/2" vase in my collection that looks similar to your pitcher. I've found most pieces like this are labeled for sale as majolica but whether it really is true majolica or not I cannot say.

 

Thanks, Fid. When my brain feels up to reading French, I’ll have a good look-see!

 

my brain seems to need enormous amounts of coffee at the moment. this morning I remembered only about that Staffordshire stuff after five mugs. but it's also a bit due conditioning - when I see this then BAM barbotine. a bit like the Anglo-Saxons they see something carved in wood - BAM - Black Forest.