Holdcroft Majolica goldfinch strawberry dish

Victorian, circa 1872. 4.4ins high, 9.6ins wide, 11.4ins depth. Holdcroft Majolica strawberry server which features a bird (goldfinch) perched on the rim between wells. Mottled ground version.





Colouration: green, brown, pink, are predominant.





English diamond registration mark for the date 06/04/1872.





Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Generally good. Slight wear to bird's tail feathers.





KILN EFFECTS: flecks of stray coloured glaze to the wells.





RESTORATION: bird reglued to the branch and joins retouched;





filled chips to the rim and one to the bird's beak











retouched bruise to one well rim.




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