Antique Alba China BONA FAMA EST MELIOR ZONA AUREA PITCHER BASIN 1850-1899 RARE. For Sale

Antique Alba China BONA FAMA EST MELIOR ZONA AUREA PITCHER BASIN 1850-1899 RARE. Beautiful blue and gold hand painted 3-piece Alba China set. Pot/Bowl is 8” high and 11” wide and has the Alba stamp on the bottom. Pitcher with handle and small vase both are around 4’’wide. The Alba mark was used by the Edwin Bennett Pottery Company after 1890. It was used on the company's semi-porcelain ware. The Latin motto "Bona Fama Est Melior Zona Aurea" roughly translates as "A good reputation is better than a golden belt." "Alba" means white. The pottery was in business in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1846 to 1936.

Condition: The pitcher bowl had a small crack around the rim and was repaired. Hard to tell from far away, but close-up you can see the repair.