RARE BOOTHS ENGLAND 1930S POMPADOUR PATTERN LIDDED SOUP TOUREEN WITH HAND PAINTED! ENAMEL HIGHLIGHTS (MARK USED 1930-1940)

RARE 1930S BOOTHS ENGLAND LIDDED SOUP TOUREEN. IN THE POPULAR HAND PAINTED POMPADOUR PATTERN WITH BRIGHTLY COLOURED FLOWERS. THE BLUE & WHITE TRANSFER IS EMBELLISHED WITH HANDPAINTED COLOURS (GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, PINK, RED, PURPLE) AND BROWN RIMS. I COULD FIND ONLY ONE OTHER ONLINE FOR SALE INDICATING IT IS A RARELY SEEN ITEM!
 
THE POMPADOUR PATTERN WAS INTRODUCED BY BOOTHS AROUND 1907 AND REMAINED ONE OF THEIR MOST POPULAR AND LONG-LIVED DESIGNS THROUGH THE MID-20TH CENTURY. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY VIBRANT FLORAL CHINOISERIE MOTIFS FEATURING PEONIES, SMALLER FLOWERS, ON A "SILICON CHINA" BODY. 
 
A COMBINATION OF A BLUE-AND-WHITE TRANSFER PRINT BASE WITH HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL HIGHLIGHTS IN COLORS LIKE GREEN, YELLOW, PINK, AND PURPLE.
 
THESE PIECES ARE SOUGHT AFTER FOR THEIR VIBRANT COLORS AND TRADITIONAL, OFTEN ROCOCO-REVIVAL STYLE DECORATION. THE "POMPADOUR" DESIGN, IN PARTICULAR, SHOWCASES THE BRAND'S EXPERTISE IN COMBINING TRANSFER PRINT WITH DETAILED HAND-PAINTING.
 
PRODUCED IN SILICON CHINA, A HIGH-QUALITY, DURABLE EARTHENWARE DESIGNED TO LOOK AND FEEL LIKE FINE PORCELAIN. 
 
Emerging as a key piece of formal dining in 17th-century France during the reign of Louis XIV (late 1600s), the tureen has evolved from a functional cooking pot into a symbol of prestige and artistry, often featuring elaborate decorative motifs and, historically, specialized designs to keep soup hot while acting as a centerpiece. 
 
POMPADOR PATTERN:
This striking floral pattern is derived from an identical pattern produced by Ridgway and other ironstone makers in the 19th century. The Booths version dates from around 1907 and is one of their longest-lived patterns, being in production for most of the first half of the C20th. THE BLUE & WHITE TRANSFER IS EMBELLISHED WITH HANDPAINTED COLOURS (GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, PINK, RED, PURPLE) AND BROWN RIMS.
 
MARKINGS: CROWN LOGO WITH BOOTHS IN SQUARE BOOK SHAPED FRAME MADE IN ENGLAND POMPADOUR PATTERN NAME AND A8026 PATTERN NUMBER WITH GREEN PAINTERS MARKS UNDERNEATH
DATES FROM BETWEEN 1930 AND 1940.
 
SIZE: 20CM WIDE FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE 12CM HIGH UP TO LID FINIAAL
 
CONDITION: SMALL ALMOST UNNOTICEBLE CHIP ON INNER INSIDE RIM UNDER LID. NO CRACKS. IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
NOTE I HAVE SOME ROYAL ALBERT REVERIE DUOS AND SPODE CHINESE ROSE PORCELAIN ALSO ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. I ALSO HAVE A BOOTHS POMPADOUR GRAVY BOAT ON AUCTION.
 
BOOTHS LTD (1850-1948) :
The Booth's family business in pottery manufacture was started by Thomas Booth in Burslem in the 1850's and from 1868 at the Church Bank Works in Tunstall.Thomas's son - Thomas Gimbert Booth was in business with his father and in 1876 continued on his own account.  By 1881 the factory employed 50 Men, 60 Boys, 15 Women, and 30 Girls. From 1883 - 1887 he was joined by his brother Frederick as T G & F Booth.In January 1887 Frederick left the business and Thomas Gimbert continued on his own accoint.
The business was registered as a limited company about 1898, and Thomas acted as managing director until 1904 then as chairman. Thomas Gimbert Booth died September 1907 and was buried in the churchyard of St. Margaret, Wolstanton. By 1914 the company employed 800 people
In the 1920s the Person Group acquired an interest in Booths and then later full ownership - the name Booths was retained. Booths remained open during the Second World War under the Wartime Concentration Scheme - they were permitted to produce undecorated domestic ware.
In 1944 Booths acquired Colclough China Ltd - merging with them in 1948 to become Booths & Colclough Ltd. 
 
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