Unusual & scarce antique Regency Bat printed Huntsman porcelain Spill Vase C.early 19thC

A most unusual early 19th Century Georgian / Regency porcelain tapering cylindrical spill vase, bat printed with a hunting scene of a man with dog, opposing a gilt flower, beneath a flared gilt and beaded rim. A lovely Vase. Probably Spode / similar.

Circa early 19th century

Good antique condition with small base rim flake underneath, please view images.

5 inches (12.8cm) height approx

A scarce Vase.

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Bat printing, also known as black printing, was a technique for transferring engraved designs onto china and porcelain that was invented around 1766. It was used by many of the great English china producers including Spode and, although quite a fiddly technique, it was far cheaper than hand-painting.

Bat printing meant that many middle class families who had never been able to afford the exquisite hand-painted sets of dinner and tea wares could own a substantial number of matching pieces, printed in very fine detail. The wares were all the rage between 1800-1820 after which, probably because of the complex nature of the technique, it was almost entirely abandoned.