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Title: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: ju1i3 on July 19, 2016, 12:12:21 PM
I bought these on ebay (in weak moments I buy utter crap on ebay sometimes) and wondering what they are. They look small to me for a soup tureen but I don't know what else they might be. Just a covered dish? I'll take more pics but there is a rim near the top to hold a lid. Interesting designs: combination of asian and european designs.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: keith on July 19, 2016, 11:52:05 PM
I'd go with soup tureens, minus lids, have one similar to your blue one, makes a good plant pot  ;D ;D
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Carolyn Preston on July 20, 2016, 12:46:12 AM
They certainly appear to be far too large to be sugar bowls! ;D

Carolyn
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Post by: ju1i3 on July 20, 2016, 05:55:07 AM
thank you both

I should have posted more pics and dimensions. Blue and white is 11 cm tall and the other is 13 cm tall. Forgot to measure width and will be similarly on the small side.
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Post by: user9318 on July 20, 2016, 07:08:22 AM
Sauce tureens?
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Post by: keith on July 20, 2016, 03:47:02 PM
Out of interest, what's the mark on the bottom of the blue one ?  ;D I think Carolyn must have a sweet tooth !  :o ;D ;D
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: ju1i3 on July 21, 2016, 07:42:14 AM
this is the best pic I can get which unfortunately is not that clear, I'll try again today

Out of interest the beige one holds just under 900 ml and the blue and white about 650 ml.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: ju1i3 on July 21, 2016, 09:19:33 AM
from what I can make out, the top row of writing is:

T????ss?phalC ar

bottom row:

J ? MEB & Co.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Tigerchips on July 21, 2016, 01:53:52 PM
http://www.drallum.co.uk/huge-17-antique-scottish-glasgow-pottery-j--mp-bell-triumphal-car-blue-and-white-platter-c1870-498-p.asp

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Huge 17" Antique Scottish Glasgow Pottery J & M.P. Bell TRIUMPHAL CAR Blue and White Platter c.1870

thepotteries.org website shows a date for the initials somewhere between c.1842-1928.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: keith on July 21, 2016, 02:28:38 PM
Well done TC, saved me looking it up ! where have you been ?  ;D ;D
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: ju1i3 on July 21, 2016, 03:56:43 PM
That's amazing! well done TC on finding so much on so little, my pic and interpretation was so woefully inadequate. Thank you.

The transfer of the design has not been done very well. I attach another pic. Very interesting though.

thanks all
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Tigerchips on July 26, 2016, 03:03:25 PM
It was easy to find, I just looked it up on this website... http://thepotteries.org/mark/initials.html

I should pop in here more i know Keith, and get to the car boots a bit more too.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Anne on July 28, 2016, 05:06:09 AM
Indeed you should pop in more, TC, you've been much missed. Hope you are keeping OK? x
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Post by: Tigerchips on July 28, 2016, 11:54:38 PM
A bit sore in my joints, i'm taking Vitamin D supplements, hope it helps, otherwise okay.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Carolyn Preston on July 29, 2016, 12:45:09 AM
Not to knock the vitamin D supplements (lord knows, us northies can use them) but have you tried glucosamine? It seems to have worked for me quite well.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Anne on July 30, 2016, 06:59:15 AM
Sorry to hear about the pains. Glucosamine (as Carolyn said) but with added chondroitin is good for joint pain, TC.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Carolyn Preston on July 30, 2016, 10:13:11 PM
Condroitin, that was the word. Been trying to think of that for ages. Glucosomine seems to be doing it for me (at a third of the recommended dose) but want Alastair to do something so he`ll quit complaining.

Carolyn
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Post by: ju1i3 on September 24, 2016, 06:12:02 AM
I have now potted them up with hyacinth bulbs which is what I had in mind for them when I bought them.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: keith on September 24, 2016, 12:44:50 PM
My wife would approve  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Anne on September 28, 2016, 10:52:41 PM
I love hyacinths but I
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Anne on September 28, 2016, 11:02:32 PM
I love hyacinths but I can't tolerate their perfume indoors as it gives me a terrible headache. In the garden they have to stay for me.
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: ju1i3 on December 26, 2016, 07:34:29 AM
that pot repurposed, also Woods Yuan design jam pot?
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Post by: ju1i3 on January 21, 2017, 06:39:14 AM
and the other one
Title: Re: covered dish? soup tureen? something else?
Post by: Anne on January 25, 2017, 03:56:07 AM
They look brilliant, Julie. :)