B.B. & Co. Hampton New Stone China Imari Footed Bowl c.1860 – Victorian Antique

Over 160 years old and still turning heads. This gorgeous Victorian footed bowl in the "Hampton" pattern is the kind of antique that makes you want to clear a shelf just to give it the spotlight it deserves.

Marked on the base with the distinctive "Hampton No. 6045 – B.B. & Co. New Stone" cartouche, this piece is attributed to a Staffordshire pottery — B.B. & Co. being a mark used by several respected Victorian manufacturers — and dates from around 1860. It is decorated in the classic Imari palette — rich cobalt blue, warm iron red, and gilded gold — in an elaborate floral and foliate design that covers every surface. The two loop handles, the elegant pedestal foot, and the lobed body give it a wonderfully sculptural quality that works equally well as a fruit compote, a decorative centrepiece, or simply as a very impressive object on a sideboard.

"New Stone China" was a popular Victorian earthenware body — durable, white, and ideal for the kind of elaborate hand-painted decoration seen here. The Imari-style pattern was enormously fashionable in mid-Victorian England, inspired by Japanese export porcelain and produced by numerous Staffordshire potteries.

• Pattern: Hampton, No. 6045
• Maker: B.B. & Co., Staffordshire, England
• Body: New Stone China
• Style: Victorian Imari
• Period: circa 1860
• Dimensions: 18 x 15 x 11 cm
• Weight: 458 g
• Condition: Good antique condition — age-appropriate wear to foot rim and light crazing to interior; clearly shown in photos

A genuine piece of Victorian England with 160 years of history — and the kind of bold, colourful decoration that looks just as good today as it did in 1860.

WARNING: This bowl is so authentically Victorian that displaying it may cause guests to assume you have a butler, a country estate, and strong opinions about the proper way to serve fruit. Maison de L'oro accepts no responsibility for any subsequent Imari collecting, Staffordshire pottery obsession, or the sudden urge to redecorate your dining room in full Victorian splendour.