This pretty unmarked bowl features the historic "Hawthorn" pattern (often interchangeably referred to by collectors as the "Prunus" or "Ice Crackle" design), which holds an important legacy in antique transferware.. It directly copies ancient Chinese Kangxi period (1662–1722) porcelain ginger jars and the motif symbolises the arrival of spring and the hawthorn flowers falling onto frozen rivers, while the dense, geometric dark-blue lines underneath mimic cracking ice.
 
Seeing the massive European demand for Oriental aesthetics, prominent late-Victorian and early-20th-century British potteries began replicating this exact design onto affordable earthenware using transfer printing. Because multiple potteries utilized this identical public-domain Chinese motif,  the unmarked bowl was almost certainly produced by one of three legendary Staffordshire firms:
Royal Doulton (Burslem) – circa 1895–1920s: Royal Doulton ran a highly popular production run of this exact footed bowl under the official pattern name "Hawthorn". Their versions are distinguished by a deep, rich cobalt blue that mimics the ancient Chinese underglaze depth.
Bishop & Stonier – circa 1894–1930s: Bishop & Stonier, printed a near-identical layout. Their earlier Victorian iterations often feature an heavily patterned interior as well, while their later Art Deco era bowls left the inside cream-white. 
William Adams & Sons – c1890–1910s: Adams famously produced an extensive line of this crackled-ice aesthetic under the pattern title "Prunus".
 
The well of this bowl is plain and we think it is most likely Doulton, but very hard to completely say. It's in excellent condition and planted up with white cyclamen which will flower for weeks if not months.
 
H: 9cm
W: 19cm