BUFFALO POTTERY BLUE WILLOW CERAMIC TABLE ARTICLES, LOT OF 20 , comprising four 6" bowls, four 5 1/4" D dishes, four 6" D dishes, and four 8 5/8" D plates, four 6" D saucers, four single-handle cups; all having a blue chinoiserie transfer design in the "Blue Willow" pattern. All marked "SEMI-VITREOUS / BUFFALO POTTERY" with date marks ranging from 1907-1916. Buffalo, New York. 1907-1916.
16 pieces undamaged, one cup with short hairline on rim, one cup with restoration on rim, one saucer with hairline on rim, one 8 5/8" plate with hairline. Some expected glaze crazing and staining.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Phillip M. Sullivan.
Catalogue Note: The "Blue Willow" pattern is said to be based on the Chinese story of a young girl who runs away with a young man, only for both of them to be killed by the man who the young girl was betrothed to through an arranged marriage. The doves represent the souls of the two young lovers. The "Blue Willow" pattern has been popular since the 18th century.

16 pieces undamaged, one cup with short hairline on rim, one cup with restoration on rim, one saucer with hairline on rim, one 8 5/8" plate with hairline. Some expected glaze crazing and staining.