Wemyss Scottish Cabbage Rose Decorated Large Three Handled Pottery Tyg

Wemyss Ware, the term used to describe such pottery, was first produced in 1882 at the pottery based in Kirkcaldy, Fife in Scotland and owned by Robert Heron. However, the pottery dated back to 1817 however had gone through various ownership in the period prior to 1882. Robert Heron had appointed Czech decorator Karel Nekola who was responsible for the many early designs which are found on antique pieces today. The Wemyss name originated from the Wemyss family who were titled and lived in the Wemyss Castle on the East Coast of Fife. They were early patrons of the work produced by Heron and Nekola.

This exceptionally large and scarce ceramic tyg is of cylindrical shape applied with three handles with a shaped foot and upper rim and hand painted by Karel Nekola with cabbage roses in more subdued pinks and greens against a white glazed ground with linear patterning painted around the upper and lower rims and to the handles. The colours seem to have become bolder with later pieces and therefore expect this may be an earlier example. The tyg is impressed WEMYSS to the base.

Provenance: from the private collection of a distinguished lady.

The tyg presents well however typical of this type of pottery has sustained several stress and surface hairlines none of which impact significantly on this magnificent and very large piece.