Antique W.H. Grindley Soup Bowls - Set of Five - Handpainted Semi Porcelain circa 1897 battan for one year only

for one year only

5" inches (length) x 11" inches (width) x 1

reminds me of a group of old Italian men I used to see playing dominoes in Central Park in the mid-1990's

We are all islands in a common sea

between the years 1945-1952

Antique W.H. Grindley Soup Bowls - Set of Five - Handpainted Semi Porcelain circa 1897 battan for one year onlyTo hard necessity one's will and fancy must conform. Goethe {HISTORY} Every once in a while, here in the shop, we come across a set of antique dishes that speaks more of aesthetic than of usefulness. Such is the case here with this shabby yet utterly captivating antique wide rimmed soup bowls made by W. H. Grindley England. Marked with the USA patent date February 2, 1897 they feel like history in your hands as you trace adventure across 122 years