Wood & Son Medium Sweet Bowl
Trent design
Made In England
Positively dated between 1891 - 1907 (based on the makers mark)
Blue wash porcelain base material
Extensive gold gilding to the sloping sides and top rim
Hand painted floral arrangement on the inside bottom
Medium size sweets dish
Dimensions: 133mm (5.25") diameter x 35mm (1.25") height
CONDITION:
Excellent condition
No damage at all to the porcelain dish or the gilding and artwork
Artists marks (both the floral arrangement and the gilder) are indicated on the base as three small marks, two in colour and one in gold. It is with these marks that the workers/artists in the factory could account for their work and be paid accordingly.
The makers mark is quite indistinct in the photograph and unusually, on the side of the bowl, not underneath. The text of the mark is:
TRENT
ROYAL
SEMI PORCELAIN
WOOD & SON
ENGLAND
