158 (Early Series) Float bowl, and flower frog.
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Does this shape appear in other series? No - (none recorded in image database).
Only one size is recorded but it is variously incised 158 or 158/9. The use of the '9' suffix suggests that another size may have existed too.
Collection; Liz Bishop
Both incised to base 158 Remued
Collection; Kevin & Chris Edwards
Both incised to base 158/9 Remued.
A nearby item in the kiln apparently
exploded, leaving fragments
embedded in the glaze of this piece.
Incised 158 Remued A decorated example.
On this particular piece the pansy flowers appear to be transfers augmented with painted centres. Although glazed internally, the exterior was left unglazed and the bowl would have been bought direct from the pottery by the decorator.
158 & 158/9
Diameter; 22 - 23 cm. Height; 7.5 cm
The flower frog doesn't match the sketch below. It is thought not to be Remued but from Bennett Pottery, Adelaide.