HISTORY:
While we have enjoyed many pieces of Irish and English china or porcelain pieces over the years, at times we "branched out" a little into cake serving plates, bowls and figurines (when we could afford it - Royal Doulton figurines can be VERY expensive!)
Although we did not purchase this from new (we are not quite that old!) we have had many a summer with this bowl laden with delicious fruits ... it is a "stunner" and we often received comments such as " Darling, I must have one of those! Where did you get it?"
It is truly a stunning bowl while not being brash or flashy! Nice subdued background with a serene flower depiction.
That was important in the days when this bowl was produced, the War had only just finished and people were trying to get their lives back together. There was a clamouring for anything peaceful and serene after all the stress, anxiety and often receiving bad news about their loved ones in the '39 ~ '45 period.
Although there remains plenty of struggles and stress in the world these days, we are now in our "twilight years" and need to find new homes for many of our treasures, this bowl being one of them.
ROYAL DOULTON - Table Bowl
1949
Pattern: D6627 (Wild Roses)
Opaque ceramic, meaning that if held to the light, you cannot see a shadow of your fingers through the material
Hand painted
Artwork design features vibrant coloured flowers with foliage, framed by a Blue-Grey background of varying shades. A dark Brown has been applied to the top rim.
Large bowl and quite deep, suitable for fresh fruits
High lustre glazing has been used on the top surface (repeated glazing or just thick?)
Underside of the bowl is a natural Cream/White ceramic finish
DIMENSIONS:
9.5 Inches (242mm) diameter x 2.5 Inches (60mm) deep
WEIGHT: 550g
The Royal Doulton backstamp clearly indicates the year that this left the works is 1949 (22 on the backstamp plus 27)
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
All is printed in a dark Green except the pattern number (D6627 & F)
Graphic (Lion on top of a crown)
A to the left
22 to the right
MADE IN ENGLAND
ROYAL DOULTON
Graphic (Doulton interlocked D's)
ENGLAND
. . .
D6627
F
It appears that the topmost A to the left of the main backstamp indicates a special clay was used (NOT that is was made in Australia!)
The 22 on the right side is the date code
What was most interesting to us is the artist mark. Royal Doulton employed MANY artists and each had their own special mark. There are some of these artists listed online (with photographs of the mark) and we hunted through over 200 of them but we have been unable to establish who this artist was. We looked very closely at the artist mark and it is definitely 3 dots in a line, with the centre dot being much larger diameter. No characters at all.
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Clean
NO cracks
NO chips
NO fleabites
NO discolouration to the topside artwork or rim decoration
NO wear is apparent to the artwork nor the rim dark Brown decoration
After almost 75 years, people and objects start to "crack or fray" at the edges and fine china is no exception. The glaze is affected primarily by the environment, humidity and shifts in temperature and this shows up as a cracking of the glazed surface.
This Doulton bowl does have crazing evident but it is VERY LIGHT and "patchy", being only in some areas and not others.
NO bacteria have managed to find their way into the base clay, which does often create Brown spots or lines of Grey/Black under the glaze.
In our opinion, this bowl would score 9/10 for appearance and it ONLY when observed carefully and closely that you can see some fine cracks in the glaze (topside and underneath)
When all is considered, age in particular, this "Lady Of The Table" has aged very well and is another fine example of our Royal Doulton tableware from the 1940's period
