This is a highly collectible little piece of antique Scottish Art Pottery.
I really love this pretty bowl (Code C).
I would probably never use it but would put it on display on a stand or on a table with little clementines in it. The bowl is made by the sought-after Scottish pottery - Mak Merry, and is signed on the base.
The shallow bowl has a blue band and a grey band running around the rim and interior side - and onto this has been painted a very intricate pattern - the white Prunus blossoms set against a vivid blue sky are so beautiful and make me think of Japanese prints. There is another pale grey band towards the center - which is made up of a plain white disc
It is one of many of my Mak Merry pieces in my online shop.
I have taken lots of images for your inspection.
My bowl is in excellent condition. There is a little very light crackling to the clear glaze. This is not obvious on display - but when you look at the glaze in close-up. I think that this crazing happened in the firing process of the plate and is not damaged, as such. This lovely bowl on offer here has been priced to reflect its really lovely design
The diameter of the bowl is 7 3/4 inches. The height is 1 3/4 inches.
UK Posting is going to be £4.95 - and this is with Royal Mail Recorded Delivery. This will be applied at the checkout.
HISTORY: The MakMerry pottery grew out of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute, which was founded in 1917 in the Scottish town of Macmerry by Catherine Blair.
Catherine had previously been an active Suffragist, campaigning for 'Votes for Women' and had a history of promoting female independence and equality. She became involved in the suffragette movement by writing countless letters to the press about the plight of women.
In 1920 MakMerry was set up as the trading arm of the Institute. Initially, members invested small sums of money and produced food items for sale – but they soon moved into producing fine craftworks as well – one of the crafts was pottery decoration. They hand-painted smaller household items such as plates, shallow bowls, lidded pots, and the sweetest teapots – and all these are instantly identifiable and often feature delicate and stylized floral patterns.