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BOTANIC GARDEN 5.5 INCH CISTUS FRUIT BOWL - UNIQUE!
One Of A Kind Decoration - Great Condition!

I am pleased to offer a unique Botanic Garden 5.5 inch fruit bowl that carries a single White Cistus (Spanish Gum) or Cistus Ladaniferus Cistaceae motif. The flower inside is a single flower without a name and was likely made after the Cistus was retired in 1985. On the outside, there is a unique arrangement of the Forget-Me-Not that I've never seen on any other fruit bowl.

This bowl is a one of a kind item not offered in the general catalog. It has a 2nds green oval backstamp on the bottom which is typical on trial or sample one of a kind type items. I do not see any flaws in the glaze, transfer, or pottery and it is in very clean near mint condition.

Portmeirion Botanic Garden 5.5 Cistus Fruit Bowl

The Spanish Gum Cistus was an original 1972 bread and butter plate motif and retired in 1985. It can be found on many Portmeirion shapes and is also rarely seen on salad plates in a 'Double' form. When the Spanish Gum Cistus was retired from plates it continued to be used on other shapes such as vases and soup tureens. However, after 1985, it was called the White Cistus and did not carry either a common or latin name. The design was inspired by image in a 1824 book,The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

Portmeirion Botanic Garden 5.5 Cistus Fruit Bowl Top Angle View
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This version of the Forget-Me-Not decoration is unique on bowls. It is more like the Forget-Me-Not used on the Botanic Garden Variations sub-pattern.

Portmeirion Botanic Garden 5.5 Rhododendron Outside 1
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The Forget-Me-Not 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.

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Size 5-1/2" across and about 2-3/4" high
Transfer The Cistus and Forget-Me-Not transfers are perfect and colorful
Ground Very white
Glaze Very shiny with no crazing or other glaze flaw seen
Chips/Cracks None
Stains None, except for a VERY small amount of shelf wear on the unglazed bottom ring where it sits on a surface
Use Marks None, no scratches or utensil marks at all
Other Comments A very unique and minty retired Cistus fruit bowl!

This bowl has an oval or seconds ID mark. The oval ID mark is often used for items not in the product catalog, sales samples, or special decoration items made for sale exclusively for sale at Portmeirion's factory store. This fruit bowl motif design definitely was not offered as a normal production item.

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The bottom is marked with a 2nds green oval ID as described above. Please click the link to the right if you would like to learn more about Botanic Garden backstamps.
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