These are really cute - and a great wee set if you collect antique Children's Ceramics / Nursery Ware.
On offer here are two matching lidded tureens. These date to the mid to late 19th century.
They are great little display items and in lovely condition with no chips or cracks. These little miniature pieces are now quite rare and you have to look hard to find these little table-size pieces scaled down for display or children. They were originally produced to go into a nursery so that little children could learn how to handle ceramics and become familiar with all the tableware that you might find on an adult dining table.
Despite being for children - they are of exceptional quality - and made perfectly to scale. They are in excellent antique condition.
I have a number of other wee pieces in this design listed in my online store.
I love the pattern on these - covered all over with a transfer-printed image of lots of tiny green stars and dots. The edge has a traditional Victorian decorative pattern.
Many of the pieces have an impressed maker's mark on the which I have been sadly unable to identify.
Each tureen measures as follows: 11.6 cm handle to handle in length - with a width of 7 cm and a height to the top of the handle of 8 cm. Each little stand is 11 x 8 cm
There are the two on offer here as shown in my photographs. I am pricing EACH tureen and matching stand up at £40 - given the rarity and condition of them.
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The postage in the UK will be £4.85 with Royal Mail Recorded Delivery - this will be applied to your order at the checkout. Any interest from the States etc - please contact me for postage quotes to you.