I am pleased to offer a hard to find two piece Portmeirion Botanic Garden basin and pitcher set featuring two different Variations motifs. This design is part of the discontinued Botanic Garden Variations sub pattern which features a smaller main transfer along with springs of Rhododendron and Forget Me Not.

The pitcher, about 56 ounces, is decorated with the Ivy Leaved Cyclamen or Cyclamen Repandum on the basin with the retired Woody Nightshade or Solanum Dulcamara on the bowl. Please look below to see all the photos.

Both pieces are in mint condition with the UPC stickers still attached on each.


Botanic Garden Variations pattern was introduced in 1990 and discontinued in 2000. All pieces feature an edge of Rhododendron and Forget-Me-Not and have a smaller version of the center BG motif.

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---> Top View Of Basin Bowl <---

The Woody Nightshade motif was an original 1972 motif on salad plates and retired in 1994. In 1980, there was a change in insects. The older version has a most interesting 'Blue Bee'. It was inspired by image in an 1824 book,The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

---> Side View <---

The edge of the bottom is surrounded with a Rhododendron and Forget Me Not motif with smaller insects, butterflies, and small Botanic Garden laurel.

---> Bottom View And ID Mark <---

The ID mark on the bottom of the bowl is the original version of the Portmeirion Logo which has green leaves in the oval. It was used from about 1999 until 2005.

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---> Pitcher <---

The Ivy Leaved Cyclamen flower was an original oatmeal bowl motif, introduced in 1972, moved to a B & B plate in 1985, and still remains in production today. There are two different insect and flower versions. The oldest has four flower heads and the newer has nine heads. It was based on an image in an 1840 book,La Flore des Dames by A. Jacquemart.

---> Cyclamen Decor Close View <---

The bottom is marked with a special ornate Variations ID mark.

---> Pitcher Bottom <---

Size	Pitcher - 8" high and 6-1/2" wide across the top from handle to spout. The capacity is about 56 ounces. Basin - 11-1/4" wide across the top and about 3-3/4" high
Transfer	All are perfect and colorful with no flaws
Ground	Very white
Glaze	No crazing and nice shiny glaze everywhere
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None, even the bottom unglazed feet on both pieces is very clean
Use Marks	None, the set is new
Other Comments	Excellent and impressive hard to find example of a large ewer and basin Botanic Garden Variations set!

The bottom of the pitcher has a Botanic Garden Variations ID, used until about 1999, and the basin has a Portmeirion Logo, used from about 1999 until the mid 2000's.