Holdcroft Majolica wedge shaped cheese keep & stand

Victorian, circa 1870. 9.4ins high, 10.8ins wide, 7.6ins depth. Holdcroft Majolica cheese keep which features unusual wedge-shaped form, a branch handle and blossom to the sides. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration: cobalt blue, white, brown, are predominant.

Condition

Cover: Good. Small flake to handle.

Some light scratches to exterior.

KILN EFFECT: glaze run to the cobalt blue and green glazes.

RESTORATION: Filled chips to one leaf tip,

bottom rim and one bottom corner.

Retouched flakes to exterior.

Stand: Good. No restoration. Slight wear around the rim.

KILN EFFECTS: glaze pops to the interior;

kiln soot caught in the glaze to the rim;

a speck of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the interior.

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