VPC Majolica wild boar game pie dish & cover

Victorian, circa 1880. 6.5ins high, 12.8ins wide, 7.5ins depth. Victorian Pottery Co. (VPC) Majolica game pie dish which features a wild boar head finial and blackberry bush relief decoration to the lid and sides.



Colouration: brown, ochre, turquoise, are predominant.















The piece bears maker's marks for the Victorian Pottery Co. (VPC) pottery.

Condition

CONDITION: Dish: Very good. No restoration.

A few flakes to the high points of the moldings.















Some wear to the handles









and rim.










KILN EFFECT: shallow firing cracks to the exterior.





Cover: Very good. No restoration.

KILN EFFECTS: tiny glaze pops to the boars' heads;





a couple of specks of kiln detritus caught in the glaze;



small firing pit to the rim.



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