GREAT DOGS OF THE OUTDOORS CERAMIC STEIN WITH PEWTER LID - AVON COLLECTIBLES CIRCA 1991

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING DECORATIVE CERAMIC STEIN FROM THE AVON COLLECTIBLES SERIES, HANDCRAFTED IN BRAZIL AND EXCLUSIVELY PRODUCED FOR AVON PRODUCTS, INC. THIS PIECE CELEBRATES HUNTING AND SPORTING DOGS THROUGH DETAILED RELIEF WORK ON THE CERAMIC BODY. THE STEIN FEATURES A REMOVABLE PEWTER LID WITH A BIRD FINIAL AND A CURVED PEWTER HANDLE, MAKING IT BOTH DECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: AVON PRODUCTS, INC., COLLECTIBLES DIVISION
- PRODUCTION DATE: CIRCA 1991 (BASED ON AVON COLLECTIBLES MARK)
- ORIGIN: HANDCRAFTED IN BRAZIL
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: CERAMIC STONEWARE IN CREAM/TAN GLAZE
- SECONDARY MATERIALS: PEWTER LID WITH BIRD FINIAL, PEWTER HANDLE, DECORATIVE METAL BAND AT BASE
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 18 CM
- SERIAL NUMBER: 128922

DESIGN FEATURES:
THE BODY DISPLAYS RELIEF-MOULDED HUNTING DOGS IN VARIOUS POSES, INCLUDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LABRADOR RETRIEVER, IRISH SETTER, AND OTHER SPORTING BREEDS. TEXT BANDS IDENTIFY SPECIFIC DOG BREEDS: 'LABRADOR RETRIEVER,' 'IRISH SETTER,' AND 'WEIMARANER' ARE VISIBLE ON THE BODY. THE PEWTER LID FEATURES A CHARMING BIRD FINIAL, AND THE HANDLE IS ELEGANTLY CURVED WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE STYLING. A DECORATIVE METAL BAND SEPARATES THE CERAMIC BODY FROM THE LID.

CONDITION: GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE CERAMIC BODY SHOWS MINOR SURFACE WEAR FROM DISPLAY AND HANDLING. THE PEWTER LID AND HANDLE DISPLAY NATURAL PATINA AND OXIDATION TYPICAL OF PEWTER THAT HAS AGED NATURALLY. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS TO THE CERAMIC. THE RELIEF WORK REMAINS CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED. THE HANDLE ATTACHMENT IS SECURE AND STABLE.

PROVENANCE: THIS STEIN IS PART OF THE AVON COLLECTIBLES SERIES, WHICH WAS PRODUCED DURING THE 1990S AS DECORATIVE COLLECTIBLES FOR AVON CUSTOMERS. THE BASE MARK AND SERIAL NUMBER CONFIRM AUTHENTICITY AND ORIGINAL PRODUCTION.

THIS IS A CHARMING EXAMPLE OF 1990S COLLECTIBLE STEINS, APPEALING TO BOTH AVON COLLECTORS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN SPORTING DOG MEMORABILIA.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 23cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+2

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