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Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird
Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird

Staffordshire Childs Red WATER HEN Biscuit Jar 1890 Guinea Fowl Bird

$ 21.12

Availability: 100 in stock
  • age: c 1880
  • Condition: Used
  • maker: Charles Allerton & Sons
  • Origin: Staffordshire
  • pattern: Stag Reindeer
  • Style: Aesthetic Movement
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Material: earthenware
  • Object Type: childs tea set biscuit jar
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Color: country red
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Main Color: red
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Childs
    Red Aesthetic Transferware
    Biscuit Jar
    WATER HEN
    Charles Allerton & Sons Staffordshire England c1890
    This child's transferware
    biscuit jar or sugar box
    ,
    circa 1890, was originally part of an early child's play tea set. The color is
    country
    red against a creamy white earthenware.
    The
    octagonal shaped
    covered jar
    stands 4-
    1
    /4 inches tall. It
    features a water hen or Guinea Hen (the English name for the American Coot ) feeding in a lily pond with cat tails and reeds.
    The image repeats on each side of the base.
    The background is an aesthetic composition of lush flowers, swallows, and an inset of a castle. There is a zig zag patterned trim along the rim.
    This pattern is pictured and discussed in Lorraine Punchard's Playtime Porcelain and Pottery as well as Petra Williams' Romantic Staffordshire.
    The
    jar
    is
    un
    marked.
    T
    he pattern name
    is
    WATER HEN, made by Charles Allerton and Sons, a pottery manufacturer in the Staffordshire region of England who was well known for his whimsical children's tea sets.
    The
    piwxw
    is
    in great condition, with
    spoon dings inside the
    lid
    and
    no chips cracks or repairs.  Fine overall glaze crazing and minor typical manufacturing imperfections associated with these early primitive children's wares, original to the making.  Overall, a clean and clear example.
    We have also listed other early children's and miniature transferware tea and table wares, and have other patterns available in stock in red, blue and brown that we would be happy to make available for sale upon request. Let us know if you would like to know more about them.
    Please send us a
    message
    before the auction ends with any questions or would like to see additional photos.
    Thanks for bidding!
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    not included
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