Author Topic: covered dish? soup tureen? something else? (Read 2931 times)

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.

keith · « **Reply #1 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

Carolyn Preston · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2016, 12:46:12 AM »

They certainly appear to be far too large to be sugar bowls!

Carolyn

ju1i3 · « **Reply #3 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.

user9318 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2016, 07:08:22 AM »

Sauce tureens?

keith · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2016, 03:47:02 PM »

Out of interest, what's the mark on the bottom of the blue one ?

I think Carolyn must have a sweet tooth !

ju1i3 · « **Reply #6 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.

ju1i3 · « **Reply #7 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.

Tigerchips · « **Reply #8 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.

keith · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2016, 02:28:38 PM »

Well done TC, saved me looking it up ! where have you been ?

ju1i3 · « **Reply #10 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

Tigerchips · « **Reply #11 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.

Anne · « **Reply #12 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

Tigerchips · « **Reply #13 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.

Carolyn Preston · « **Reply #14 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.

Anne · « **Reply #15 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.

Carolyn Preston · « **Reply #16 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

ju1i3 · « **Reply #17 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.

keith · « **Reply #18 on:** September 24, 2016, 12:44:50 PM »

My wife would approve

Anne · « **Reply #19 on:** September 28, 2016, 10:52:41 PM »

I love hyacinths but I