STAFFORDSHIRE Brown Transfer Covered Serving Dish For sale is a Victorian brown transfer printed covered serving dish that dates to approximately 1890. Marked on the bottom Staffordshire, FOLEY, A.F. & Co. Measures approximately 12 inches from end of handle to end of handle and has a width of approximately 7 inches and stands approximately 5 1/2 inches (total height, with lid). The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. There is however manufacturing flaws consistent with pieces this age, brown spots in dish, and also what looks like a couple of minor chips on the rim of the lid but are actually manufacturing flaws (THEY HAVE GLAZE OVER THEM) and also a small firing crack in top corner of dish. This piece is an antique and manufacturing techniques were just not as sophisticated as they are today. The dish is a lovely and charming piece from a time gone bye. The transfer is based on the Victorian Eastlake and Aesthetic movements. Shipping with insurance will be $12.00 in the Continental USA.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

ANTIQUE Red Transferware STAG PATTERN Child's Tea Set For sale is a hard to find fairly complete red transferware child's tea set made by Charles Allerton & Sons a Staffordshire potter in England. The pattern of the set is Stag and dates to the 1880's. The list of the set is as follows: 1) TEAPOT - Approximately 4 1/2 inches high, not marked on bottom, end of spout has had some repair could be done better, some slight chipping to rim of teapot, crazing to glaze; 2) COVERED SUGAR - Approximately 4 inches tall, not marked on bottom, lid has 2 minor chips on the inside (part that sticks inside sugar bowl) cannot see when lid is on, there is some minor chipping to the rim of the sugar bowl, crazing to glaze; 3) CREAMER - Approximately 2 1/2 inches tall, not marked on bottom, there is some discoloration at the bottom of the creamer highlighted by crazing not cracks, bottom is perfect, crazing to glaze; 4) SLOP BOWL - Approximately 2 1/2 inches tall, not marked on bottom, excellent condition, crazing to glaze; 5) 6 PLATES - Approximately 5 1/2 inches wide, all are marked on bottom 4 with Stag 750, 2 with May 753, all are identical, each plate is in excellent condition, crazing to glaze; 6) 5 SAUCERS - Approximately 4 3/4 inches wide, saucers have no indented circle for cup as in modern sets, each saucer is marked on bottom Stag 750, each saucer is in excellent condition, crazing to the glaze; 7) 6 CUPS - Approximately 2 1/8 inches tall, none of the cups are marked on the bottom, all are in excellent condition, crazing to the glaze. This is a very nice set that one seldom sees with as many pieces as offered. This set is antique and is not finished(manufactured) as perfectly as newer sets but has much character that newer sets do not have. Shipping with insurance will be $25.00 in the Continental USA.
Manufacturer: Charles Allerton & Sons