Studio City, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 3ʺW × 3ʺD × 2.5ʺH
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Pottery
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Off-white
- Condition Notes
- Good clean condition with some typical crazing and a few small scratches. Good clean condition with some typical crazing and a few small scratches. less
- Description
- An antique English match striker and vesta holder from William Moorcroft pottery of Burslem at Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, dating circa … more An antique English match striker and vesta holder from William Moorcroft pottery of Burslem at Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, dating circa 1915. The spherical design features a central well to hold matches and a textured outer surface to strike and light them. Decorated with a glazed cartouche featuring a transfer-printed, sepia portrait of Lord Kitchener, a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator who became England's Secretary of State for War in 1914. Good clean condition with some typical crazing and a few small scratches, measuring 2.5 in. height x 3 in. diameter Impressed marks on the base: 479 / MOORCROFT / BURSLEM. less
Studio City, CA
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