Staffordshire Childs 2pc Tureen Hand Painted Brushstroke Blue Red 1850

Description

Childs Transferware Pearlware Miniature
2pc
Dinner Set Tureen
Two Color Hand Painted Brushstroke
Davenport Longport Staffordshire England 1850
This is a scarce miniature transferware
s
auce
t
ureen with lid,
measuring
3
inches
tall
and measuring
4
inches
across.
Hand decorated with a painted band of blue slip outlined in red, with moulded handles and fancy finial.
Well potted, to the standards usually only seen in full-size Staffordshire table wares.  The
set is
unmarked.
The form is widely attribued to the Davenport factory in Longport in the Staffordshire region of England from 1793-1887. The set is in very good condition
with a nearly invisible tight hairline in the spoon spout,flaking in the blue paint, and n
o chips cracks or repairs. Glaze pops and other minor typical manufacturing imperfections from Victorian potteries. Children's hand painted earthenwares of this quality are quite scarce. Offered as is, as shown.
This set would be a perfect addition to any serious collection of early miniature table and tea wares.