Victorian Pottery Co. (VPC) Majolica game pie dish which features ducks (Mallards) on fern leaves. Colouration: brown, green, ochre, are predominant. The piece bears maker’s marks for the Victorian Pottery Co. (VPC) pottery. Book reference not found.
Cover: Good. KILN EFFECTS: a few specks of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the fern leaves. RESTORATION: Wing reglued and join retouched. Retouched flake to right wing of other duck. Dish: Good. No restoration. Chip to rim. Some small flakes to rim. KILN EFFECTS: flecks of stray coloured glaze to the inside; thin glaze application to one handle.
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