Lot 320: A W. Adams and Co. Medallion Pattern Semi-Porcelain Covered Tureen

A late 19th or early 20th-century earthenware tureen and matching lid, of oval form with a lobed, scalloped body. The piece features blue transfer-printed decoration in the Medallion pattern, depicting naturalistic poppies and trailing foliage against a white ground. The lid is fitted with a scrolled, bifurcated handle decorated with conforming blue foliate motifs. The base bears a blue printed circular mark containing the text W. ADAMS & CO and SEMI-PORCELAIN, surmounted by the word ENGLAND and positioned above a crown device and the pattern name MEDALLION.

Length: 29.5 cm
Width: 19 cm.