Plastic encourages condensation and mould. I’d prefer museum archive quality card or board boxes.
I think someone wanted a cake stand.
It’s also a bit like some Doulton Lambeth faience wares.
He’s Pierrot, strictly speaking. Little spill holder.
Beswick had an annoying habit of marking with a pattern number and England and omitting Beswick.
I think it’s charming. I don’t think English.
I was about to chime in with both of those as ideas.
I’d say it’s absolutely worth it. Where’s @kyratango !
I think earlier, pre ww2. Size is a big clue.
There’s an awful lot of commissioned British India stuff out there. Generally very nice stuff too.
I’m with fifties on this one.
I’m late. I agree it’s Indian, probably Raj era and made for a Brit. The style is very Bidri.
Looks like moulded and coated resin to me, too.
Not Wedgwood, I’m trying to remember who did that sort of orange peel effect. This is moulded rather than sprigged or laid on decoration.
It’s earthenware. Not French.
Some buy jools to go with clothes. You can guess which way round I do it.
Oh, I do. Packing for holidays was always fast on clothes and HOURS on bling.
Hm. I’d have expected a European seven.
If I saw that here, I’d think Polish. Cased clear base is a term.
Storage. Hah. Cabinets and boxes which I paw through when I get the urge. Did a lot of that in lockdown. The display is when I wear it!
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