Sowerby #1102 Victorian Blue Milk / Vitro-Porcelain Glass Bowl - Marked

Description

A wonderful Victorian pressed glass basket bowl, made in blue milk glass (also known as vitro-porcelain glass. Made by British company Sowerby in the 1880's, and bears their trademark of a peacock on the inside base. This design, pattern number 1102 is shown on page 1 of Sowerby's Illustrated Pattern Book No IX, issued in June 1882. This particular colour range was called Turquoise.

Size

Measures approx 3.25 inches tall by 4 inches in diameter at widest point.

Condition

Has a couple of small nibbles and a tiny fracture to the top of one of the handles, all shown in final pictures.