A Llanelly pearlware child's plate from the Robinson Carusoe series. this plate dates ear;y 19th century and is pictured in Embossed Work, Hughes and Pugh. The plate which is 5" is titled Robinson Carusoe Reparing His Wardrobe has a black transfer set to the center. The border which is raised, has been hand painted in red, blue and green. the plate is perfect and is an excellent example of its kind. the back of the plate has a firing crack which is shallow and does not detract from its value. there is a picture of it in the listing.
A Staffordshire pottery transfer decorated pitcher "Jane." Standing 3" and with a red pastoral transfer, the name is printed in black at the front. One side of the pitcher shows a deer running through a forest, the other side shows a woman standing in a garden and looking into the window. The condition is excellent.
These were sold at country fairs in 19th Century England and given to children as tokens of affection. they are very collectable and highly prized.
A Creamware child's plate with pink lustre decoration. Surrounded by a polychrome daisy border highlighted in pink lustre is a blue transfer of 3 men working and a proverb from Poor richard's Almanac which reads "Handle your tools without mittens, remember the cat in gloves could catch no mice." And another "Constant dripping wears away stones and little strokes fell great oaks." The plate is perfect and has a firing mark at 7 o'clock that has beenpainted and glazed. C 1830
This is a well known but difficult to find Staffordshire childs mug showing reclining cats on one side and resting dogs on the other, shown on a blue ground. Reticulation to the top of the mug and transfer decorated inside the rim with a piece of the same transfer to the underside. The mug is 4" tall and 4 1/8 wide, this one being the largest of the three sizes made. A great addition to your collection. Excellent condition with a shard of undecorated pottery to one side of the mug which shows in the picture.
These mugs were made in the 19th century and painted and decorated by women and children who worked at the potteries in the towns. Most of the pottery that was used in Europe was made in the 5 pottery towns in the Staffordshire area. These mugs were given as rewards of merit, birthday gifts, tokens of affection and were used and loved by the children who received them. they are highly collectable today and this one is one of the most desirable.
A wonderful 19th century childs' mug in perfect condition showing a family of cats, with the mother cat instructing her kittens. Done in brown and white the mug is charming and it is rare to find them with cats, since collectors hoard them. Staffordshire C 1840
This is a wonderful creamware childs'plate. Octagonal border decorated in the daisy pattern with a painted transfer in the center. The transfer shows an older man in 19th century dress sitting outdoors at a table his left hand holding a cane. A child walking toward him. The verse reads "Who when he saw me sad or cross, would spin the top or trapball toss, And let me make his cane my horse My Grandfather". This plate is perfect.
This is a very good pottery mug C 1830 with a cartouche in black which reads A Present For Joseph. the cartouche is very large and ornate and has a flower growing in the center. This is a very pretty and unusual mug and the condition if excellent.
A very rare Staffordshire Childs mug, done in a treacle glaze and reading " A Trifle For Jerry." Jerry is one of the rarest names in childrens pottery. The mug has a hairline and its an easy fix. It doesn't bother me as the rarity of the glaze and the name more than makes up for it. C 1830
A Wonderful Creamware childs Mug C 1800 A Present For Writting Well. Creamware Ground with a sepia tramsfer it is identical to the other except for the subject. These mugs are very rare and this one has some crazing from age but is otherwise perfect. 3" tall it is a treat.
A Wonderful and Rare Creamware Childs Mug C1800 A Present For Going To School. Sepia Transfer on creamware body with pink lustre decoration to rim and handle. Small rim chip and very small one to bottom of the mug. these are so rare and were given to 19th century children as gifts for good behavior. Otherwise perfect.
A Collector's Guide To ABC Plates Mugs and Things, Mildred and Joseph Chalala, Pridemark Press, Lancaster,Pa. 1980 The one that all dealers and collectors use. this book is especially good because when the auction of Chalala's personal collection took place I wrote the prices in the book.
A Franklin Maxim Plate with a painted daisy border with a pink lustre band around the outside. The transfer in blue, shows three men at work, one felling a tree. The transfer reads Constant dripping wears away stones and little strokes fell great oaks. The other reads handle your tools without mittens, remember the cat in gloves catches no mice. The plate is unrestored and perfect.
An early Pratt childs plate C1820 with a decorated and painted impressed border. Showing a painted flower transfer in the center reading "for a good boy" The plate measures 5" and is perfect. These plates were given as rewards for good conduct or for schlorship in the 19th century and also as tokens of affection.
An English pottery 19th century childs plate with a molded floral border. The transfer in green showing a bird of paradise, a teaching tool used in the 19th century. Series on animals, birds, manners, alphabets, names, were given to children as rewards for good conduct or as teaching tools. Perfect
