1883 artist signed Royal Worcester, England, pheasant or quail bowl. Moulded in form of a bird and handpainted with a pheasant/quail. Measures: just under 7 1/4inches long; 5inches accross at widest point and 1'' high. Very unusual bowl made in the form of a bird. The center is handpainted by a top artist with a scene of bird. As a stand-alone painting this is a fabulous work. A pheasant emerges from long grass. Gold highlights and a wonderful array of yellow and green grasses. Around the painting the sides of the bowl are fluted and decorated with a soft brown transfer pattern. The wings of the bird and it''s marvellous head seem to take off in flight from the rim. Moulded feathers highlighted in gold, strong head and beak and dark rounded eyes. Marks: underneath the piece is marked: the Royal Worcester Vitreous mark in brown with date letter u for 1883. Also Reg No. 140006. Artist initials AW are probably for Watkins A. W. who was only at the factory for a short while and apprenticed to one of the best of the pheasant painters at R Worcester. Condition is great. There is negligible wear to the gilding on the inside of the wings, but we blacklit the piece and there is no damage of any sort. Status: For Sale Reference#: 827 Condition: See Description Year: See Description

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