A beautiful and unique Alfred Meakin chintz pattern cup and saucer. There is a paisley pattern and gold decoration to the rim. The cup is 2" tall and 2" wide, the saucer is 4 1/2". Excellent condition, and a very difficult pattern to find. More pictures to come.
From The Days of the week Series by Freda Doughty this figure is Friday's Child. Highly prized by collectors this figure is perfect and dates C1950. Showing a young boy holding a kitten drinking out of a bowl of milk this figure is charming. The verse at the bottom reads "Friday's child is loving and giving."
Standing 6 1/4" high and modeled by Freda Doughty, issued by Royal Worcester in 1949, January is rare. It is the only one of the figures listed from the second series of the months of the year.
February issued by Royal Worcester in 1949 and modeled by Freda Doughty. Freda and Dorothy were sisters and the daughters of English poet Charles Doughty, famous for Arabia Delecta, the inspiration for Lawrence of Arabia. This figure is 6 1/4 " and is part of the first series of the months of the year.
