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Large Staffordshire Mochaware Bowl with Cable Decoration
$1,800.00This large Staffordshire mochaware bowl, made in the early 19th century, measures an impressive 11.25 inches in diameter. Its extraordinary size, exuberant swirling decoration, and beautiful combination of an amber ground with brown, midnight brown, and light blue cable decoration give the bowl a wonderful sense of movement and vitality.
The interior is extensively decorated with bold earthworm, or cable, patterns also in brown, midnight brown, and light blue. The looping patterns spread across the warm amber ground, creating a lively interplay of color and movement. The spontaneous, flowing character of the decoration is especially appealing, with the colors winding around one another in broad, sweeping curves.
The exterior is equally beautiful, with a broad band of swirling cable decoration extending around the middle of the bowl against a soft white ground. Above and below this central decoration are three narrow horizontal bands: two of deep midnight brown separated by a band of light blue. These finely defined bands frame the exuberant cable decoration and give the exterior a wonderful balance of color and pattern.
The bowl’s generous proportions, wide-open form, and substantial foot give it an impressive presence. Large mochaware bowls are uncommon, particularly those combining extensive interior decoration with elaborate exterior patterns. The combination of scale, color, and exuberant decoration makes this a particularly exciting piece of early Staffordshire pottery.
Dimensions: 11.25 inches diameter × 5.25 inches high
Condition: Excellent antique condition. A small star-shaped hairline on the underside has been invisibly restored.
Material: Pearlware pottery
Style: Mochaware
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Date: Early 19th century -
Large Mochaware Mug
$280.00This mochaware mug was made to hold a quart of beer or lager.
It was made in England circa 1870-1880. The dark mochaware “trees” are applied by hand (see below for the details of the process).
The colors are soft. The attractive design follows a pattern for English mochaware made for export to the European continent.
Near the top of the mug is a band of medium blue slip. Below are two thin bands of midnight brown slip, followed by a broad band of colored slip in moss green.
This single wide band is sparsely decorated with midnight brown mocha ‘Trees”.
The elegant spacing of the mochaware “Trees” enhances the mug’s beauty.Dimensions: is 6.5″ tall x 4.25″ in diameter
Condition: Good. There is a chip professionally restored on the inside of the mug.
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Antique American Creamware Pitcher, Slip-Decorated Circa 1830
$480.00This antique Amercian pitcher, dating to circa 1830, is a rare example of slip-decorated creamware that evokes the spirit of mochaware but diverges from its typical look.
Rather than featuring the dendritic or banded motifs common in mochaware, this piece is dipped in a deep chocolate-brown slip and hand-decorated with a naïve yet charming grapevine motif.
The decoration, applied over the dark ground, includes a wavy line in ochre and iron red, interspersed with stylized clusters of orange grapes outlined in ochre, and leafy green vines.
This folk art approach to surface decoration is rustic and expressive.
The pitcher’s spout and handle are accented with hand-painted cobalt blue, adding another distinctive touch.
Dimensions: 6.5″ tall x 4.5″ diameter
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Early 19th Century Creil French Mochaware Coffee Pot
$1,995.00A Creil mochaware peach-colored coffee pot made circa 1810.
This elegant coffee pot features a dark brown mocha design on a light peach body. Mochaware was developed in Staffordshire in the late 18th century, but spread to continental Europe through the Middle-Eastern moss agate trade. Moss agate stones, which sport a similar tree-like design, were exported to the West through the port of al Makha, translated in English to “Mocha.” While moss agates were used as semiprecious stones in jewelry and objets de vertu for the upper classes, their dendrite design inspired potters such as Creil to create mochawares for more quotidian usage.
Dimensions: 10 in. H x 6 1/4 at widest point (25.4 cm H x 15.9 cm W)
Condition: Excellent visual condition, with invisible professional restoration to cover and spout. Some minor staining to clay body under the glaze on the foot.
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