English Staffordshire John Maddock Cobalt Flow Blue Large Wash Pitcher & Basin Iris c 1896 – 1930

Collectibles : China, Porcelain : English

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This is a gorgeous English Staffordshire huge cobalt flow blue wash pitcher and wash basin. The maker is John Maddock & Sons. The age is circa 1896 to 1930, so late 19th century to the first part of the 20th century.

The basin is about 4 ¾” high and 16 ½” wide. The pitcher is about 13 ¼” to the top of the spout and about 8” wide at the belly.

The porcelain is a type of faience that is called soft-paste, an earthenware pottery produced in the Staffordshire region of England.

The pattern is called Iris, and the pattern name is shown on the bottom of the pitcher.

The cobalt color is gorgeous. As you can see in the photos, the cobalt color bleeds into the surrounding off-white just a bit, giving a bluish hue or cast to the edges. The patterns do not have the sharp clean edge of a blue and white transfer, thus the category is flow blue.

The iris flowers go up the sides of the bowl and pitcher on long stalks. There are smaller blue flowers also.

The rim of the bowl has swirling blue shaded leaves. Gold is brushed or sprayed on over the patterns. The edge has a band of gold trim.

The pitcher has a mold line down each side. Around the top the blank has raised curvy lines, outlined in gold. The handle has thumb rests. More gold is brushed on around the mouth, body and handle. The edges are trimmed in gold.

There are a few minor defects due to age. The rim of the bowl has a few small abrasions, and I show a close-up in one photo. There are some scratches and wear to the color around the rim of the bowl, and more scratches on the glaze inside the bowl. The inside bottom of the pitcher shows a few faint brown lines in the glaze. There are glazing imperfections, of tiny bumps and such, typical for the pottery produced during this time period.

The bottom of each piece shows some rubbing wear and tiny flea nicks, due to wear and age.

There are no chips or cracks. There is the beginning of some mild crazing on the bottom of the bowl.

The blue mark is the same on both pieces, but more visible on the pitcher. It is the crown with the circle underneath containing the words John Maddock & Sons Ltd England Royal Vitreous. Below the circle is the pattern name of Iris. Hand written in gold on the pitcher is the number 1146. It is written in black on the bowl. On the pitcher, on the very edge, is the number 38 written in black.

Item ID: RL-229