Antique English Staffordshire pitcher, William Brownfield and Sons, circa 1860.

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Antique English Staffordshire pitcher, William Brownfield and Sons, circa 1860.

A cream glaze pitcher, the pear shape body rising to a modelled spout with a short foot below and with an applied rope twist handle, decorated all over with a relief modelled design of fern leaves and wheat sheaves, the spout fitted with a weighted pewter lid, a moulded mark to the base which includes the manufacturer 'W' 'B' 'Brownfield' and the pattern 'Fern'. William Brownfield and Sons occupied a factory in Waterloo Road, Cobridge from the mid nineteenth century onwards. Cobridge is an area of Stoke-on-Trent, in the county of Staffordshire, England, the heart of the English Pottery industry. From 1850 to 1871, the firm produced only earthenwares, the best-known products being perhaps the moulded jugs which often bear the initial mark 'WB'. This pitcher is a prime example of the type with its highly attractive and detailed relief moulded decoration in the 'Fern' pattern, as marked underneath. The elaborate moulded mark allows accurate dating. In the outer circle is the manufacturer and the pattern, '24' being perhaps the pattern number. The diamond shape inside is an example of the English Pattern Registration diamond system which was used from 1842 to 1883. 'IV' at the top indicates the type of item registered (pottery). The date of registration of the pattern is shown by (i) The letter at the top ('G') indicating the year, (ii) the number at the centre right ('14') indicating the day and (iii) the letter at the centre left ('B') indicating the month. Putting these together we have 14 October 1863. This is the date after which the pattern was used. This fits with the mark on the pewter lid which was made by the well known firm 'Spurrier' and registered in May 1868. We have, then, a classic example of the design which can be securely dated to the mid nineteenth century. Truly a collector's item.
Size: Ht 22cm (max) Width 12cm (max) Base 8cm
Weight: 740gm
Date: 1860
Condition: Very good condition with just one small chip to the base (see image 8); the pewter hinged cover contemporary
Estimate: £40 – 60

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