{"product_id":"royal-albert-bone-china-open-sugar-bowl-montrose-shape-violet-floral-pattern-england-c-1935-1960","title":"Royal Albert | Bone China | Open Sugar Bowl | Montrose Shape | Violet Floral Pattern | England | c.1935–1960","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Albert | Bone China | Open Sugar Bowl | Montrose Shape | Violet Floral Pattern | England | c.1935–1960\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe open sugar bowl is the most sociable piece in any tea service — it expects hands to reach past it, and it sits at the table rather than presiding over it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Albert has produced bone china at the St Mary’s Works in Longton, Staffordshire since the early twentieth century, when Thomas C. Wild \u0026amp; Sons adopted the Royal Albert name. The factory became known for its refined body and richly printed floral wares, issuing a wide range of patterns across several decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example carries the crown backstamp reading “Royal Albert \/ Bone China \/ ENGLAND” without a pattern name — a format consistent with production between approximately 1935 and the early 1960s, before named backstamps became standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is formed in the Montrose shape, a familiar and enduring form within the Royal Albert range: a deep, rounded body rising from a low scalloped foot, with a softly undulating rim that mirrors the base. The rim and foot are finished with a bright gilt line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exterior is decorated with generous polychrome floral sprays, centred on violet and pansy-type blooms in purple, crimson, soft pink and white, interspersed with rounded dark green leaves and smaller grey-blue foliage. A soft wash of yellow and pale teal beneath the flowers gives the design a slightly painterly, atmospheric quality. The motif is repeated on the opposing side. The interior remains plain white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no chips, cracks, or crazing. The gilding is bright and intact. The transfer decoration is clear and unfaded. The piece is in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Albert, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Open sugar bowl, Montrose shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: Unnamed violet and pansy floral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: c.1935–1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: Polychrome floral transfer with soft wash ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilding: Bright gilt to rim and foot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 12 cm | Height: 7 cm | Weight: 165 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Excellent; no chips, cracks, or crazing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile unnamed patterns sit outside the most actively pursued Royal Albert lines, pieces such as this retain appeal as replacements within existing tea services, as well as for those collecting Montrose form wares or assembling mixed floral groupings within the English tea tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA tea service without its sugar bowl is a conversation with someone missing — the absence is noticed the moment the tray is set down.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45059083272392,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_2e574782-79d8-45a1-ba35-45f95dd37f21.png?v=1776521401","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-albert-bone-china-open-sugar-bowl-montrose-shape-violet-floral-pattern-england-c-1935-1960","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}