A very good footed ironstone blue & white Doulton bowl in the 'Watteau' pattern in excellent condition. Doulton Burslem's "Watteau" pattern was primarily produced between 1891 and the early 1900s (approx. 1910). Based on French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau's style, the pattern is heavily inspired by scenes of idyllic, romanticized aristocracy in nature and is a prime example of late Victorian English "flow blue" and white transferware. Often titled Fêtes Galantes it shows pastoral figures playing instruments, surrounded by ornate, intricate floral or Rococo-style borders.
Along with other Staffordshire potteries, Doulton jumped on the Flow Ware bandwagon and so this bowl is very much of its Late Victorian era. Flow Blue is a particular style of porcelain and white earthenware that originated, some say, by accident, in the 1820s in England. The potters wanted to copy the Chinese, so they A very good footed ironstone blue & white Doulton bowl in the 'Watteau' pattern in excellent condition. Doulton Burslem's "Watteau" pattern was primarily produced between 1891 and the early 1900s (approx. 1910).
 
Based on French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau's style, the pattern is heavily inspired by scenes of idyllic, romanticized aristocracy in nature and is a prime example of late Victorian English "flow blue" and white transferware. Often titled Fêtes Galantes it shows pastoral figures playing instruments, surrounded by ornate, intricate floral or Rococo-style borders.
 
H: 15cm
W: 25cm
 
 
Along with other Staffordshire potteries, Doulton jumped on the Flow Ware bandwagon and so this bowl is very much of its Late Victorian era. Flow Blue is a particular style of porcelain and white earthenware that originated, some say, by accident, in the 1820s in England. The potters wanted to copy the Chinese, so they