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Royal Staffordshire Saluting China Kewpie Doll C. 1918
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Pre 1920 item# 630764 (stock# 030603)
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Vininghill
250-595-7582
$125.00
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This is a lovely Royal Staffordshire saluting Kewpie doll with the Vancouver coat of arms on his chest, and the legend, “ One of the Bhoys”, on the base. This particular coat of arms came into being in 1909,
and given the salute, the piece was quite likely a wartime souvenir. The doll is white china with painted googly eyes, a pointed top knot, and the unusual saluting arm. The coat of arms crest is handpainted in various colors, and the registration mark on the base dates the piece to 1918.
Condition: Fine. No cracks or chips.
Size: Height- 6 3/8 inches.
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Anti Slavery Seal Fob in Black Basalt – Wedgwood?
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Pre 1837 VR item# 446293 (stock# 090503)
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Vininghill
250-595-7582
1500.00
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This is a late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century piece, very likely by Josiah Wedgwood , an anti slavery campaigner who began to reproduce the figure of an African slave in chains on fashionable jasperware medallions and seals. Was originally adopted as the seal of the Society for the Abolition of Slavery in England in the 1780s
The piece is unmarked, and is made of black basalt with a very detailed intaglio of the African slave in chains with the inscription AM I NOT A MAN and A BROTHER, which is the anti slavery motto.
The piece has exceptional detail for a fairly small item and it is a very unusual piece.
Condition: Fine
Size: Length- 1 inch. Oval face- 7/8 X 5/8 inch.
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