Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl with hand-painted floral decoration, shown in an angled alternate view.
Base of an Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl showing hand-painted floral design and maker’s stamp area.
Art Deco E. Radford mixing bowl shown from an angled side view, highlighting its sculpted form and painted floral detail.
Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl with hand-painted florals, shown in an alternate angled front view.
Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl styled with kitchen objects for a warm, everyday lifestyle scene.
Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl with hand-painted floral decoration, shown in an angled alternate view.
Base of an Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl showing hand-painted floral design and maker’s stamp area.
Art Deco E. Radford mixing bowl shown from an angled side view, highlighting its sculpted form and painted floral detail.
Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl with hand-painted florals, shown in an alternate angled front view.
Art Deco E. Radford ceramic mixing bowl styled with kitchen objects for a warm, everyday lifestyle scene.

Art Deco Ceramic Mixing Bowl - E. Radford

$95.00

I’ll let you in on a secret - I have a real love of pottery from the Art Deco period. It all started with four little tired and chipped tea cups by Clarice Cliff that I found in a country antique store and it would explain why I was instantly drawn to this wonderful hand painted bowl signed E. Radford. It’s certainly of the same period, the colours and the pattern so typical of this era.

In researching this honest but delightful bowl, I discovered that Edward Radford established his pottery business in Burslem, England around 1930, and he’s best known for decorative hand-thrown earthenware - especially jugs, vases and bowls such as this one. This bowl is numbered 233, which tells me it is a ‘Bulb Bowl’ (what fun), but with its three spouts it seems today more akin to a mixing or serving bowl. Regardless, this piece is special. The colours, the pattern and the hand-painted uniqueness bring a certain type of respect to an art form that you can’t help but admire.

I’ll let you in on a secret - I have a real love of pottery from the Art Deco period. It all started with four little tired and chipped tea cups by Clarice Cliff that I found in a country antique store and it would explain why I was instantly drawn to this wonderful hand painted bowl signed E. Radford. It’s certainly of the same period, the colours and the pattern so typical of this era.

In researching this honest but delightful bowl, I discovered that Edward Radford established his pottery business in Burslem, England around 1930, and he’s best known for decorative hand-thrown earthenware - especially jugs, vases and bowls such as this one. This bowl is numbered 233, which tells me it is a ‘Bulb Bowl’ (what fun), but with its three spouts it seems today more akin to a mixing or serving bowl. Regardless, this piece is special. The colours, the pattern and the hand-painted uniqueness bring a certain type of respect to an art form that you can’t help but admire.

  • Height: 7.5cms
    Diameter: 18cms
    Circa: 1930s

    It is hand-thrown earthenware with a hand-painted glaze and a charming pattern of flowers and greenery.

    It is signed E. Radford, Burslem, with the number 233 and the letters 1L, F and K.

  • For a bowl that is nearly 100 years old, the overall condition is very good.

    There are no chips or cracks but there are signs of use - such as a small brown mark on the bottom of the bowl.

    There is also some crackling in the glaze, but this could easily have been part of its original production.

  • I am a great believer in incorporating items such as this into our everyday lives - they were never designed to be museum pieces.

    For me, this bowl would be on the bench filled with fruit, or I’d bring it out as a bread bowl at a casual lunch. I would even use it as a very cool salad bowl. Despite the three pouring spouts, it’s unlikely I’d use it for mixing - it feels a little too special for that, but that’s just me.