Compote - “Aesop’s Fables”
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| © Gary-Donald Arts Fine art/ceramics on the internet since 2001 | |
Compote - “Aesop’s Fables” |
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Inventory #: |
4012 | |
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Maker: |
Spode, Copeland and Garrett; Spode Works, Stoke | ||||
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Ca. 1830+ | ||||
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On the base: Two green printed marks for the fable name, with the title in a banner over a floral spray with scarf under saying “Aesop’s Fables - Spode”. Impressed mark of Copeland and Garrett in a circle with “Late Spode” inside plus impressed “32”. | ||||
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“Aesop’s Fables” | ||||
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11" diameter, 5 1/2" high | ||||
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Footed Compote in “Aesop’s Fables” pattern. “The Fox and the Sick Lion” (inside bowl) and “The Leopard and the Fox” (outside on two sides.) Scalloped rim and fluted body. Green transfer print. The border of flowers and scrolls over a stippled top edge, with an occasional fox head emerging from a trumpet like flower. | (click on image for photos) |
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The "Sick Lion" story is also known as the “Old Lion” where in a lion pretends to be sick in his cave and lures others in for a meal, but not the crafty fox. In the leopard story, the leopard and the fox dispute about who is the most handsome. | ||||
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Fine condition | ||||
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$895 + $30 insured shipping | Status: Available | |||