COLLECTION OF FOUR CERAMIC MUGS AND STEINS - ENGLISH COMMEMORATIVE AND DECORATIVE WARE, CIRCA 1880-1950

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FOUR CERAMIC VESSELS COMPRISING DECORATIVE MUGS AND STEINS IN VARIED STYLES AND FINISHES. THE GROUP INCLUDES HAND-CRAFTED ENGLISH STONEWARE PIECES FROM THE RENOWNED LORD NELSON POTTERY, ALONGSIDE COMPLEMENTARY CERAMIC FORMS. THE COLLECTION SPANS LATE VICTORIAN THROUGH MID-20TH CENTURY PRODUCTION, REPRESENTING THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH CERAMIC DECORATIVE WARE AND COMMEMORATIVE POTTERY TRADITIONS.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PIECE 1 - AUTOMOTIVE-THEMED STONEWARE MUG:
- MAKER: LORD NELSON POTTERY, ENGLAND
- FORM: CYLINDRICAL MUG WITH APPLIED ROPE-TWIST RIM AND HANDLE
- DECORATION: CENTRAL CARTOUCHE FEATURING HAND-PAINTED VINTAGE MOTOR CAR IN OCHRE AND BLACK ON CREAM GROUND, SURROUNDED BY TEXTURED BASKETWEAVE BORDER
- GLAZE: BROWN SALT-GLAZE STONEWARE WITH DARK BROWN RIM BAND
- CONDITION: MINOR CRAZING TO GLAZE, CONSISTENT WITH AGE. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. HANDLE SECURE.

PIECE 2 - PLAIN WHITE CERAMIC MUG:
- FORM: SIMPLE CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH ANGLED HANDLE
- MATERIAL: WHITE CERAMIC, UNDECORATED
- GLAZE: SMOOTH WHITE GLOSS FINISH
- CONDITION: EXCELLENT. NO DAMAGE OBSERVED. CLEAN, BRIGHT GLAZE.

PIECE 3 - COMMEMORATIVE STONEWARE MUG WITH ROYAL PORTRAIT:
- MAKER: LORD NELSON POTTERY (BASE MARK CONFIRMED)
- FORM: CYLINDRICAL MUG WITH APPLIED HANDLE
- DECORATION: CENTRAL PORTRAIT MEDALLION FEATURING CROWNED ROYAL FIGURE, SURROUNDED BY DECORATIVE BORDERS AND SHIP MOTIFS IN DARK BROWN ON TAN STONEWARE GROUND
- GLAZE: TAN AND BROWN SALT-GLAZE STONEWARE
- CONDITION: MINOR CRAZING TO GLAZE. NO CHIPS. HANDLE INTACT AND SECURE.

PIECE 4 - BARREL-FORM STEIN WITH METAL BANDS:
- FORM: STAVED BARREL-FORM BODY WITH APPLIED HANDLE
- MATERIAL: CERAMIC STONEWARE WITH CHROME METAL BANDS AND RIM
- DECORATION: VERTICAL STAVE PATTERN IN OCHRE AND TAN TONES
- HARDWARE: CHROME METAL BANDS AT TOP AND BASE WITH DECORATIVE APPLIED DETAIL
- CONDITION: METAL BANDS SHOW LIGHT OXIDATION AND PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE. CERAMIC BODY SOUND. NO CHIPS TO RIM OR BODY.

DIMENSIONS:
HEIGHTS RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 10 CM TO 13 CM. DIAMETERS APPROXIMATELY 8 CM TO 9 CM AT RIM.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
OVERALL CONDITION IS GOOD FOR AGE. THE COLLECTION SHOWS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE AND AGE. THE STONEWARE PIECES DISPLAY MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE, WHICH IS NORMAL AND EXPECTED FOR SALT-GLAZE CERAMICS OF THIS PERIOD. NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE CHROME METAL BANDS ON THE BARREL-FORM STEIN SHOW LIGHT OXIDATION TYPICAL OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATING. ALL HANDLES ARE SECURE AND INTACT. THE WHITE CERAMIC MUG IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH BRIGHT, CLEAN GLAZE AND NO DAMAGE.

PROVENANCE:
ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE LORD NELSON POTTERY PIECES ARE CONFIRMED BY CLEAR BASE MARKS. NO EXHIBITION HISTORY DOCUMENTED.

NOTES:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS THE DECORATIVE CERAMIC TRADITIONS OF ENGLISH POTTERY MANUFACTURE FROM THE LATE 19TH THROUGH MID-20TH CENTURIES. THE LORD NELSON POTTERY PIECES ARE HAND-CRAFTED EXAMPLES OF ENGLISH STONEWARE PRODUCTION, KNOWN FOR QUALITY SALT-GLAZE FINISHES AND APPLIED DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. THE AUTOMOTIVE-THEMED MUG IS PARTICULARLY NOTABLE AS AN EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL POTTERY DECORATION REFLECTING CONTEMPORARY INTEREST IN MOTOR VEHICLES. THE COMMEMORATIVE PIECE WITH ROYAL PORTRAIT SUGGESTS PRODUCTION AROUND A SIGNIFICANT ROYAL OCCASION, TYPICAL OF ENGLISH COMMEMORATIVE WARE TRADITIONS. THE BARREL-FORM STEIN WITH METAL BANDS REPRESENTS A POPULAR FORM COMBINING CERAMIC AND METALWARE ELEMENTS, COMMON IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE WARE.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 15cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

548763+37

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