Multi-Estate Fall 2025 Auction
Lot 400:
Description
Item SKU: C-17549
c. 1890s-1910s; Henry Alcock & Co. – Cobridge, Staffordshire, England
Flow blue embossed cake plate in the "Touraine" pattern.
This semi-porcelain cake plate by Henry Alcock & Co. is decorated in the "Touraine" floral transfer, softened into the body through the flow blue technique. The rim is not only framed by a bold cobalt border with gilt remnants, but also embossed with a repeating bamboo-and-bead motif, adding textural depth to the decoration. The central field is adorned with blurred sprays of blossoms, giving it the distinctive painterly quality of late-Victorian flow blue ware. Plates of this size and finish were often used for cakes, pastries, or small presentations at the tea table.
Appears to be free from chips or cracks.
9.5" dia
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