"Patent Brocade" refers to a specific decorative technique Taylor, Tunnicliffe and Co registered and used on pieces like this bowl, hand-painted flowers, butterflies and berries in pink and green enamel, gilded throughout, and finished with a textured crackle glaze that gives the whole surface a raised, almost woven quality, not unlike actual brocade fabric, which the name presumably references. The firm was founded around 1875, and this mark was in use into the late 1890's, placing the piece within that general window.
The silver-plated rim finishes the bowl in metal rather than more ceramic decoration, a practical choice that also protects the more vulnerable edge from chipping. It's a large bowl, built to serve as a proper table centrepiece rather than sitting quietly among smaller tableware.
Condition notes
Great antique condition. Some wear to gilt commensurate with age and use; faint hairline cracks to base on both sides.
