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BOTANIC GARDEN CITRON 5.5 INCH FRUIT BOWL WITH SPEEDWELL BORDER
Very, Very Rare Piece - Mint Condition With No Wear Or Crazing!

I am pleased to offer a rare Botanic Garden 5.5 inch fruit bowl with a Citrus or Citron motif in the center and Speedwell around the outside. This example has a green number 4 near the plant name - very unusual on the Citron. The Citron was an original bread and butter motif introduced in 1972 and was discontinued early in 1980. It rarely found in fruit bowls.

This bowl is in wonderful condition with a perfect motif, no signs of use or scratches and NO crazing! Please see the full description below.

Portmeirion Botanic Garden Fruit Bowl

The Citron motif was discontinued long ago and has not been produced in many years. It was an original bread and butter plate motif, introduced in 1972 and retired in 1980. It was inspired by image in a 1824 book,The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

Portmeirion Botanic GardenFruit Bowl Side 1
Portmeirion Botanic GardenFruit Bowl Side 1 Portmeirion Botanic Garden Fruit Bowl Side 2
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The Speedwell flower is an original 1972 coffee cup motif and remains in production today. It was based on an illustration by William Clarke in Mrs. Hey's botany book,Moral of Flowers.

During the late 1970's and early 1980's, Portmeirion used a numbering system on some motifs. This item has a very pale green number 4 near the bottom of the flower.

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Size 5-1/2" across and about 2-3/4" high
Transfer Beautiful and perfect
Ground Very white
Glaze Very shiny glaze overall with no flaws and no crazing present
Chips/Cracks None
Stains None at all except for a very slight bit of shelf wear on the bottom unglazed ring where it sits on a surface
Use Marks None, not even any little stacking scratches
Other Comments An excellent fruit bowl example of the VERY rare Citron motif!

The ID mark is a Susan Williams-Ellis 2nd Trophy ID similar to the mark below.

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The bottom is marked with a 2nd Trophy 'Susan Williams-Ellis' backstamp. Please click to button to the right to learn more about this ID mark.
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