Brownfield Majolica Castle 'Tower' cheese dome

Victorian, circa 1870. 11.8ins high, 10.2ins wide, 10.2ins depth. Brownfield Majolica cheese keep which features a castle tower with ivy trailing up the sides.





Colouration: brown, cobalt blue, green, are predominant.







The piece bears maker's marks for the Brownfield pottery. Bears a pattern number, '109 TOWER'.







Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Cover: Good. KILN EFFECTS: glaze run to the brown and blue glazes;











flecks of stray coloured glaze to the exterior;





small firing pits to the exterior.





RESTORATION: Filled chips to and retouched flakes to crenelations.









Filled chip to base rim.



Retouched flake to finial.



Base: Good. Scratches from use.





Wear to the interior, glaze is rubbed away in places.







KILN EFFECTS: a few specks of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the exterior.











RESTORATION. Retouched flake to one foot.




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