COLLECTION OF FOUR CERAMIC AND METAL PIECES - WADE TORTOISE, NEW HALL DICKENS DISH, CHARACTER JUG AND PORCELAIN TRINKET BOX

A GROUP OF FOUR DECORATIVE PIECES COMPRISING A WADE PORCELAIN TORTOISE TRINKET BOX, A NEW HALL SQUARE DISH DEPICTING SAM WELLER FROM PICKWICK PAPERS, A SMALL METAL CHARACTER JUG, AND A PORCELAIN TRINKET BOX WITH A CLASSICAL FIGURAL SCENE TO THE LID.

IDENTIFICATION:

* WADE PORCELAIN TORTOISE TRINKET BOX - IMPRESSED MARK TO BASE READING "WADE PORCELAIN MADE IN ENGLAND". THE SHELL LIFTS TO REVEAL A SHALLOW DISH INTERIOR.
* NEW HALL SQUARE DISH - GREEN PRINTED BACKSTAMP TO BASE READING "NEW HALL HANLEY STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND". THE FRONT FEATURES A TRANSFER-PRINTED SCENE TITLED "SAM WELLER - PICKWICK PAPERS" DEPICTING A DICKENS CHARACTER IN A STREET SETTING.
* SMALL METAL CHARACTER JUG - DEPICTING A JOVIAL FACE WITH A TRICORN HAT FORMING THE RIM. TARNISHED THROUGHOUT. NO VISIBLE MAKER'S MARK.
* PORCELAIN TRINKET BOX - CIRCULAR FORM WITH A HINGED METAL MOUNT. THE LID FEATURES A TRANSFER-PRINTED CLASSICAL SCENE DEPICTING FIGURES IN A PASTORAL LANDSCAPE. THE BASE IS PLAIN WHITE PORCELAIN. NO VISIBLE MAKER'S MARK TO THE BASE.

CONDITION:

* WADE TORTOISE: GLAZE IS INTACT WITH MINOR WEAR TO EDGES. THE SHELL LID SITS CORRECTLY ON THE BASE. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS OBSERVED.
* NEW HALL DISH: LIGHT SURFACE CRAZING VISIBLE. MINOR DISCOLOURATION TO THE TRANSFER PRINT. NO CHIPS TO THE RIM.
* METAL CHARACTER JUG: HEAVY TARNISHING AND OXIDATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE SURFACE. SOME SURFACE PITTING VISIBLE.
* PORCELAIN TRINKET BOX: WEAR TO THE GILT METAL HINGE AREA. LIGHT WEAR TO THE TRANSFER-PRINTED LID IMAGE. NO CHIPS TO THE PORCELAIN BODY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* WADE TORTOISE - MAKER: WADE PORCELAIN, ENGLAND
* SQUARE DISH - MAKER: NEW HALL, HANLEY, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
* SQUARE DISH - PATTERN: SAM WELLER, PICKWICK PAPERS
* METAL CHARACTER JUG - MAKER: UNIDENTIFIED
* PORCELAIN TRINKET BOX - MAKER: UNIDENTIFIED

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Victorian (1837-1901); Mid To Late 20Th Century; English; Porcelain; Wade Tortoise Shows Minor Wear To Glaze Edges. New Hall Dish Displays Light Surface Crazing And Minor Discolouration To The Transfer Print. Metal Character Jug Shows Tarnishing And Oxidation Across The Surface. Porcelain Trinket Box Shows Some Wear To The Gilt Metal Hinge Area And Light Wear To The Transfer-Printed Lid.

Condition: Good

779177+92

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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