ROSEVILLE WATER LILY CONSOLE BOWL 444-14

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RARE PIECE IN COLLECTIONS

1.) PLEASE BE PATIENT, I have a longer handling time on my auctions, but I try to ship faster...  I work around chemo, dialysis and I'm mostly paralyzed so I rely on family members in their spare time for all of my shipping

2.) ROSEVILLE WATER LILY BOWL 444-14 (17-3/4" X 9")

3.) IN 1992 A ROSEVILLE DEALER IN ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA TOLD ME THAT THIS BOWL TYPE WITH THE WATER LILY STEM RUNNING ACROSS THE INSIDE BOTTOM WAS A VERY EARLY "PRACTICE" MOLD THAT ROSEVILLE ONLY MADE A FEW IN, BUT DECIDED AGAINST USING IT IN PRODUCTION (maybe because the flower frog wouldn't sit flat)  

 HOWEVER, ALL I KNOW FOR CERTAIN IS THAT I NEVER SAW ANOTHER ONE WITH THE STEM UNTIL RECENTLY...  YOU CAN FEEL IT, IT DOES PROTRUDE ABOVE THE SURFACE ABOUT 1/16" OR SO AND UP ONE SIDE TO A LILY PAD, THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE IT ENDS WITH TWO NUBS, THAT YOU CAN ALSO FEEL...  I DIDN'T BUY IT BACK THEN, I COULDN'T AFFORD IT (I settled for a $125. Bushberry cornucopia with built in flower frog, yes prices were high)

4.) EXCELLENT FACTORY CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, NO CRACKS, NO NICKS, NO FLAKES, NO REPAIRS...  THIS LARGEST SIZE ISN'T EASY TO FIND WITHOUT SOME SORT OF DAMAGE

5.) IT'S LARGE, MEASURING 17-3/4" WITH HANDLES X 9" WIDE

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