Fruitbowl on high stand, with ladle 1925

Clem Ainslie – Harvey School – Fruitbowl with ladle 1925

Fruitbowl on footed stand with ladle

Large pinch-built globular vessel, mounted on a tall leg with supportive stretchers between, the ladle of elegant broad form with scrolling terminal.

Decorated with applied & carved panels of fruiting vine pendant from a raised stem acting as the rim, the whole glazed in a mottled blue with patches of green to the low relief decoration.

Signed & dated 1925

Size: 24.5cm wide, 13.5cm high

Item #22

“Mum used to buy peaches, slice them in half and use this to serve them on the table, along with the dragon custard jug. Some visitors would have a second serve because they loved the piece so much!”