Small two handled broth bowl on matching saucer both of caneware the outer body of the bowl decorated in the Nerots pattern with a band of stylized green flowers and blue berries with six bright red birds resting on it and with three small line drawn butterflies scattered about the inner rim with a scalloped edge in blue underglaze enamel with a modified fish scale pattern likewise in blue at the indentations the two loop handles highlighted in blue underglaze enamel the round saucer also with a scalloped edge in blue underglaze enamel with a modified fish scale pattern likewise in blue at the indentations

Broth Bowl with Saucer

Wedgwood

1924-1925

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