Lot 181:
Sold for: £8
Description
A collection of ceramics and tableware comprising of decorative and functional objects. The group includes a significant partial service of white ironstone tableware featuring a repeating green bellflower border and ribbed bodies, including plates, bowls, and teacups. The sauce boat in this set bears a green printed circular backstamp reading REAL ENGLISH IRONSTONE ADAMS Made in England ESTABLISHED 1657 Meadowlands.
The assortment further includes a tall cream-colored earthenware vase with relief-molded floral decoration marked to the base MADE IN ENGLAND WORCESTER FLORET BRENTLEIGH WARE. A light blue ribbed pitcher is marked with a blue printed circular stamp for PRICE BROS MADE IN ENGLAND, and a smaller sage green pitcher is incised 1177 MADE IN ENGLAND to the underside. A cylindrical stoneware lamp base features a gold foil adhesive label reading HAND THROWN BY THE JERSEY POTTERY and is fitted with a white cord and UK three-pin plug. A ceramic money box in the form of a hedgehog with a green mottled glaze carries an adhesive label for COUNTRY CRAFT POTTERIES MADE IN CORNWALL. Also present is a ceramic whisky decanter for Rutherford’s Scotch Whisky featuring a transfer-print of black grouse, marked to the base HANDCRAFTED MONTROSE POTTERIES SCOTLAND. Additional items include a Minton bone china saucer in the Vanessa pattern, a drip-glazed stoneware vase incised Q 1, and various miscellaneous mugs and decorative dishes.
Condition report:
The collection shows general signs of age and use. Crazing is visible to the glaze of the blue Price Bros pitcher (photo 5), the green pitcher (photo 6), and the Brentleigh vase (photo 8). A small chip is present on the foot rim of the blue pitcher (photo 5). Staining is visible on the unglazed foot rims of the Adams ironstone pieces (photo 2). The hedgehog money box shows a small hairline crack or firing flaw on the top edge near the head (photo 3). All electrical items are sold as decorative objects and require testing by a qualified professional before use.
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