Steelite Urban Smoke, Craft, England: NEW Lt Grey Coupe Bowl (s), 8 1/2"

Steelite International Performance Urban Smoke: Vitrified China in Light Grey 

Smoke Light Grey Coupe Bowl (s), 8 1/2" x 1 1/2" Tall -- #12080570

Freezer, Microwave, and Dishwasher Safe

Oven Safe to 572°F / 300°C, See Note Below.

Made in England

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The item is new and in excellent unused condition with beautiful color.

Steelite's Urban Smoke is a light grey color with dark speckles and dark trim. It will set a beautiful table by itself, or it could be mixed with Steelite's popular Craft collection. Urban and Craft have similar shapes and speckle designs. The speckles and trim of Urban are darker compared to Craft. The last two photos show an Urban Smoke bowl with a Craft White plate.

The item is hand decorated. As a result, no two pieces are exactly alike. They each have their own personality with differences in the color, trim, and quantity / pattern of dark speckles, etc. Some of the bowls have white or lighter colored spots mixed in with the grey and/or the dark trim. The unevenness of the color adds to the individuality of the piece. The large rectangular white spots appearing in the photos are from our fluorescent lights and are not present on the item. Look at the photos for details. If you would like more dishes than we currently have listed, please contact us. We are re-stocking on a regular basis and may be able to accommodate your request. 

The Performance Urban Collection has exceptional durability. Alumina (a non-metallic ceramic substance) has been applied during the manufacturing process to increase the strength of the dishes  making them resistant to chippage and breakage. These dishes are strong enough to hold up to heavy use in a restaurant, yet stunning enough to have in your home.

All Steelite dishes have three tiny rough spots on the underside from the manufacturing process. The piece is supported during the glazing process on three small, triangular cross-section refractory pins. After firing, a tiny fragment of this material remains in the glaze until removed by a grinding process. The major benefit of supporting the piece in this manner is that there is no need for the foot of the item to be unglazed. This eliminates one of the major causes of wear which occurs when dishes slide against each other during stacking.

Oven safe note from Steelite website: "All products are perfectly safe to use in conventional  ovens. Temperatures of up to 300°C should not pose a problem, given proper attention to handling. The important point to bear in mind is that, in common with most other ceramics, tableware items should not be subjected to sudden, very large, uneven temperature reversals (i.e. heating or cooling)."