Exceptional Hawkes Oriental Bowl – SOLD

The Oriental design is one of Hawkes best and most underrated design. The amount of detail and variety of motifs is staggering. This bowl is signed in the center with the Hawkes trefoil logo.

The Oriental design has three fields which feature an extremely unusual hobstar formation, which features thirteen hobstars each! Each of these areas is surrounded on all sides in zippered cutting which runs into a square-off hobstar. The center of the plate features a beautiful cluster of hobstars. The remaining portion of the pattern consists of chains of hobstars and crosshatching separated by notching and additional crosshatching in the teeth.

The bowl is in perfect condition, on a perfectly clear blank and measures 8 3/4″ wide and 2 1/2″ tall.