A pair of Lowestoft punch-bowls

Deep bowl on high foot, hand painted with sprays of multicolor flowers, and purple guirlandes to the interior, the foot ring decorated with a purple key-fret band.

The Lowestoft Porcelain Factory was a soft-paste porcelain factory on Crown Street in Lowestoft, Suffolk, active from 1757 to 1802, producing domestic wares such as pots, teapots, and jugs. The factory produced experimental wares in about 1756 and first advertised their porcelain in 1760. During the early period, wares decorated with Chinese-inspired scenes in underglaze blue were produced. This type of decoration continued throughout the life of the factory but scenes were gradually simplified. Overglaze colours in enamel were used from about 1768, generally in white and blue or in a polychrome that utilizes a bright brick red. After 1770 transfer printing was used.

Condition: good.