{"product_id":"scottish-pottery-1930s-bough-pottery-side-plates-with-art-nouveau-decoration-9-inches","title":"Scottish Pottery. 1930s Bough Hand-Plated Side Plates with Art Nouveau Decoration. 9 inches diameter","description":"\u003cp\u003eI adore this amazing and rare Bough Pottery pattern. I have in my store a number of plates and shallow bowls which are great items for larger dinner parties or formal dining. So just for display on shelves in a designer kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have also a green lidded tureen or serving dish available and a little yellow trinket box on offer in my store. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese designs hardly ever come up for sale and this wonderful Art Nouveau \/ Aesthetic Movement design is certainly a most eye-catching and pleasing one. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt reminds me of a Japanese Cloud Vector pattern. There was great interest at this time in Japanese Art and Design in Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe abstract clouds are a glorious vibrant lime colour and their outlines are drawn out in gold. They are set on a grey band around the rim and all around the main body of the base section. There are little black and white stripes shapes scattered here and there in the design. The center of each plate has a very pale hint of a yellow glaze. It has a very pale painterly wash applied with a large brush (being hand painted this colour is not uniform and some are slightly darker and patchier in its shade). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach plate has a diameter of 9 inches and is marked with the maker's initials on the base: these are RA for Richard Amour. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI currently have 11 of these ones in this size on offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgain, like many Bough items. They probably started life as a \"blank\" by Maling and Sons, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and used by Bough Pottery who would acquire lots of plates to hand decorate and glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is certainly a stunning and more unusual piece of Scottish Art Pottery. You don't see this design very often and it is exceptional to find such a large group of matching tableware. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rarity of this quantity and in particular with this pattern is very special and you won't see amounts offered for sale.  A lidded dish in this pattern is currently on display at the Museum of Edinburgh on the Royal Mile (as illustrated). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: In just excellent condition for Bough pieces now nearly 100 years old with no chips or cracks.  There is a very slight bit of craquelure to the clear glaze - noticeable on closer inspection, especially on the central pale yellow central space. This might mean that this would not be best used for regular dining but perhaps for more special occasions and for display.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have taken a lot of images of the ones that I am offering. If you want only a couple - I will match up the central yellow colours so they look uniform in shade. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBough Pottery was founded by Elizabeth and Richard Amour in the 1920s. They specialized in decorating blanks - which they bought in from pottery companies in England and Scotland (many from Maling Pottery, Newcastle).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Mail Trackdf post. This will be applied to your order at check out.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39408871702592,"sku":"MUSSELBURGH DRAWERS BACK ROOM","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/scottish-pottery-1930s-bough-hand-plated-side-plates-with-art-nouveau-decoration-9-inches-diameter-479.webp?v=1791627156","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/scottish-pottery-1930s-bough-pottery-side-plates-with-art-nouveau-decoration-9-inches","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}