Antique John Maddock & Sons Wash Basin Bowl with Goldenrod Flowers circa 1870-1897 ladies handbook and household assistant - Each piece is stamped

- Each piece is stamped on back with maker's mark

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The name of a previous owner is written in pen on the front endpaper and there is a few very slight cooking stains on just a few random pages

These four coupe-style soup bowls are part of the pattern called Strawflower and feature feathery pink flowers on long graceful stems set against a pale mint green background

This crack is so insignificant and barely noticeable it doesn't even show up in photographs

Antique John Maddock & Sons Wash Basin Bowl with Goldenrod Flowers circa 1870-1897 ladies handbook and household assistant - Each piece is stamped{HISTORY} Containing all the golden, sun kissed colors of autumn, this antique wash basin bowl was made in the bustling pottery area of Burelsm, Stoke on Trent, England by John Maddock and Sons between the years 1870 1897. A family run business that first began in the 1830s, John Maddock manufactured dishware for over 150 years before closing permanently in the 1980s. This basin bowl was made around the time that pottery founder John Maddock, retired