CORNELLA LUSTRE WARE PIN DISH WITH SCOTTIE DOG FIGURES

A CERAMIC PIN DISH OR ASHTRAY BY AUSTRALIAN POTTERY MAKER CORNELLA, FEATURING TWO SEATED SCOTTISH TERRIER FIGURES MOUNTED TO THE RIM. ONE DOG IS FINISHED IN A CREAM OR WHITE GLAZE, THE OTHER IN A DARK IRIDESCENT BLACK LUSTRE GLAZE WITH GREEN AND BLUE REFLECTIONS. THE SHALLOW CIRCULAR DISH IS FINISHED IN A STRIKING LUSTRE GLAZE THAT TRANSITIONS FROM PINK AND ROSE TONES THROUGH TO GOLD AND IRIDESCENT PEARL.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: CORNELLA
* MARK TYPE: IMPRESSED CIRCULAR MARK TO BASE
* ORIGIN: AUSTRALIAN

CONDITION:
THE LUSTRE GLAZE IS BRIGHT ACROSS THE DISH SURFACE WITH PINK, GOLD AND IRIDESCENT TONES WELL PRESERVED. BOTH SCOTTIE DOG FIGURES ARE INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE CHIPS OR CRACKS. THE CREAM DOG RETAINS ITS GLAZE WELL, AND THE BLACK DOG DISPLAYS ATTRACTIVE IRIDESCENT GREEN AND BLUE REFLECTIONS. MINOR SURFACE WEAR IS PRESENT TO THE BASE. SMALL SPECKS OF KILN GRIT OR DEBRIS ARE VISIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF THE RIM EDGE.

BASE MARK: IMPRESSED CIRCULAR CORNELLA MARK TO UNDERSIDE

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Art Deco (1920-1940); Circa 1930S-1940S; Australian; Cornella; Impressed Circular Mark On Base Reading 'Cornella' With Additional Text Beneath, Partially Obscured By Glaze; Glazed Ceramic; Lustre Glaze Is Bright And Largely Intact. Minor Wear And Light Surface Marks To The Base. Some Small Specks Of Debris Or Kiln Grit Visible To The Rim Edge In Places. The Two Scottie Dog Figures Are Intact With No Visible Chips Or Cracks. The Black Lustre Glaze On The Darker Dog Shows Some Iridescent Green And

Condition: Good

779177+50

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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