English Redware Souvenir Match Striker

Description

This lovely redware pottery match strike is designed in the late 19thC "Torquay" Devon style but comes from Sherfield on … more This lovely redware pottery match strike is designed in the late 19thC "Torquay" Devon style but comes from Sherfield on Loddon, a very different area of the U.K. This souvenir piece commemorates a holiday in the village with the inscription of "Sherfield-on-Lodden" ringing around the base above the motto "Let all things have there places". No maker's marks.

Very good vintage condition with a tiny chip on the rim and small on the lower edge; glaze flaws.

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