Lot 477:
A Collection of British Souvenir Crested China Miniatures including Arcadian Examples
Description
A large collection of white glazed porcelain novelty miniatures, each decorated with polychrome transfer-printed heraldic crests representing various British towns and cities. Visible crests include those for Chester, Birmingham, Blackpool, Margate, and Weston-super-Mare. The assortment features a wide variety of novelty and domestic forms, including two grandfather clocks, a sedan chair, a pair of binoculars, a thimble, a heart-shaped lidded box, a boot, and a shoe. Animal figures within the group include a swan, a pig, and a turtle with a crested shell. Utilitarian forms comprise numerous miniature jugs, ewers, vases, teapots, cups, saucers, an egg cup, a milk churn, and small plates. A printed black circular mark is visible on the base of one item, featuring a crown above a rose emblem with the words STOKE-ON-TRENT curved around the bottom; the word ARCADIAN is printed in a curve to the right of the circular device. A hand-painted orange numeral 5 is also present on this base. Other pieces bear similar printed backstamps which are not clearly legible in the overview images.
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