21 Pieces Staffordshire Childs Tea Set Red Apple Blossom British Anchor Pottery 1850

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For your consideration….Start as you mean to go on in life was what i was told as a child....as a … more For your consideration….Start as you mean to go on in life was what i was told as a child....as a child I was also lucky yo have a mother and sister who would often allow me to join them in an afternoon tea party.Which prepared me for many things to cme in life...
For your consideration…
Victorian Childs Transferware Tea Set
APPLE BLOSSOM pattern
British Anchor Pottery
Staffordshire England c1850
A child's transferware tea set, circa 1850. Made by British Anchor Pottery, a pottery manufacturer in the Staffordshire region of England in the mid-to-late 19th century. Decorated with an apple blossom sheet-print in country red. The set is unmarked except for a printed letter V (probably a decorator’s mark). The official pattern name is APPLE.

The set is comprised of:

• TEAPOT WITH LID 4-1/2 inches tall, 7 inches long (broken/reglued spout)
• SUGAR WITH LID 4 inches tall
• WASTE BOWL 2-1/2 inches tall (underglaze rim chip, original to the making; patina)
• SIX CUPS , 2 inches tall (1 faint hairline on 1 cup)
• SIX SAUCERS, 4-1/4 inches in diameter, and
• SIX PLATES 5 inches in diameter (1 old chip on back of 1 plate)

The set is in good condition with only the minor damage listed above. The workmanship isdelightfully naive which is one of the reasons many people collect it...not fine china, and not meant to be; it was made for children to use and share and collect. Some patina from age and prior use. The transfers are unevenly colored, ranging from dark pink to pale pink. Applied sloppily, not always aligned neatly, there is runny glaze and little bumps and dips firing separations and transfer wrinkles original to the making. The naïve and hasty style adds to the folksy charm.

The set is a perfectly lovely gift for your favorite child or your favorite grownup, having been owned by generations of children. An extensive set ready for another generation of play, a perfect addition to an advanced collection of childrens’ transferware.
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