Ivy Encrusted Coalport Vase, 1880s

A Coalport vase, circa 1880s, the translucent white porcelain ovoid bowl raised on tripod ivy leAf feet, with a gilt fluted rim, twig style handles flowing onto the body and encrusted all over with applied bottle green, russet and gilt ivy leaves; green backstamp underside with numerals a 9106 A/F. Height 5.91 in.

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Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Coalport and Coalbrookdale porcelain (England) - ceramics 528
Coalport porcelain (England), item type
- bowls 46
- vases, ewers and urns 132