There are 2 threads for the same item. This was the first I came upon.
If I was still collecting I would've snapped up that wee Coalport cup in a heartbeat!
I don't know when you visited Vancouver, but it's not a place where I would want to live now, unfortunately. Victoria, although it has it's...
Yes, the nice one on Vancouver Island. Yes, my husband is a super guy. I figure his ancestors were likely serfs and toiled for a castle or manor...
And Victoria is called "the garden city.":shame:
No, I live in a very lovely place called Victoria, BC. Kent is my surname and it's quite possible that my husband's family were, at some point in...
I think you could call that design "foliate."
I think so. Looks similar to designs and colour palette to some Staff potteries.
Well of course Brad will clean it up and repaint or restore to original, etc. Sometimes ya gotta use your imagination! I'd go with wicker, too.
I'm thinking with that design and colour, somewhere 1840 to 1870ish. Wide range, I know but maybe on the earlier side because there is no...
Beautiful!! I should send you mine -- it needs repair as well as restoration!
Ooops! Late to the party! :D
William Dickson?
Old Country Roses will never die.;):D
Please excuse me, but I took the liberty of posting a couple of photos on another forum of which I'm a moderator. Below are the 2 comments about...
What makes you think that these are early 20th c. and not mid- 19th?
I'm kinda in the 1872 camp as I can discern the little date mark too well. Unusual shape. Breakfast cup?
Certainly looks like a one-off to me. Nice box regardless of it's former use.
Sweet and based on the French/Limoges boxes. However, I don't recognize the mark -- hopefully someone else might know -- and the painting is...
Dang, the date 1762 rings a bell, but apparently my brain isn't answering. From the size it might be considered a toy or a miniature. It isn't...
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