This is a really lovely antique white pottery chicken or hen on a nest dish.
These little quirky dishes would have been used in farmhouses or cottages to store little eggs - or simply as decorative items on a Welsh dresser.
The little hen is made from pottery with a slight gloss to the glaze - and with the original applied colours to the head and wattle. Mrs Hen is sitting on her eggs awaiting them to hatch out as little chicks.
The base is original to the upper section and it fits together perfectly. The base has an ochre-yellow glaze exterior and a shiny white interior. Both have an original painted number 345, as photographed.
It is a fine antique example dating to the late 19th Century / early 20th century.
It is in good condition with no chips or cracks in the dish or chicken. The model is nice and clean with no dirty marks. It displays well.
Dimensions: The height of the hen to the top of her tail is roughly 6 1/2 inches (16 cm) – the nest section is shiny and glazed and measures: 8 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches.
A very fair price for this most attractive and indeed very decorative example.
The postage quoted is for Special Next Day Delivery with the Royal Mail in the UK. This will be £10 and applied at check out.