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Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840
Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840

Rare Childs Miniature 2pc Tea Set FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED Minton 1840

$ 26.4

Availability: 99 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Style: cracked ice marble seaweed
  • Featured Refinements: flow blue
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Color: cobalt flow blue
  • Object Type: Miniature childs tea set
  • Condition: antique more than 100 years old
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Material: transfer printed earthenware
  • Origin: Staffordshire

    Description

    Rare Child's Miniature
    Tea Set Cup & Saucer
    FLOW BLUE MARBLE SEAWEED
    Minton Staffordshire England c 1838
    This is a very early miniature cup and saucer, originally part of a complete childs tea set
    made for childs play or to accessorize an elegant Victorian dollhouse. The
    set
    is
    transfer printed in deep cobalt flow blue with pearlware glaze, decorated in the Seaweed or Marble pattern, also sometimes called Cracked Ice.
    The round cup stands 1-3/4 inches tall on a raised pedestal base and measures 3 inches across the top rim with a delicate fancy applied handle. The saucer measures 4-1/2 inches across. A
    beautiful example of early 19th century miniature flow blue made for dinner party and doll house play.
    Unmarked except for
    an impressed NB ('New Blanche', a patented type of earthenware)
    , nothing definitively identifies the maker although the form and references in Lechler’s book English Toy China and Punchard’s book Playtime Pottery & Porcelain from the UK and US illustrates examples of the pattern referencing Minton
    or Keeling
    . Other makers produced similar sets of teawares and tablewares but the form of this piece is generally recognized as Minton.
    The
    set was
    played with by generations of children and is
    in great
    condition with only some wear and
    minor typical glaze crazing
    consistent with age and prior use. Minor firing imperfections original to the making. A
    hard to find pattern for
    a flow blue childs or doll size set to finish a Victorian dollhouse display.
    Please send us an email with any questions or if you would like to see additional photos.
    Thank you for bidding!
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