stoke-on-trent - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/stoke-on-trent/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:06:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Early 1960s Empire Porcelain “Calypso” Atomic Tea Tray https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/early-1960s-empire-porcelain-calypso-atomic-tea-tray/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=early-1960s-empire-porcelain-calypso-atomic-tea-tray Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:19:05 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=3413 This is an Empire Porcelain "Calypso" tea tray made in 1961 and featuring a bold atomic style design, with bright clear colours on a smooth gloss white base. The pattern contrasts black wavy lines and dots with elliptical shapes in red, blue, yellow and green with their own interior black line detailing. Quite the look!

The base is dated 6-61 (June 1961) and embossed with the shape number "754".  The tray is in good condition considering its age with no chips, cracks or crazing, but with some minor wear to the design and one or two marks on the underside of the tray which are not noticeable in use.  Outer dimensions are 26cm (10 in.) x 16cm (6½ in.) x 2.5cm (1 in.)

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]]> “Sailors Farewell” Crown Devon Fieldings China Mug https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/sailors-farewell-crown-devon-fieldings-china-mug/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sailors-farewell-crown-devon-fieldings-china-mug Thu, 23 Nov 2017 22:32:09 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=1334 This large cup or mug was made by Crown Devon Fieldings of Stoke on Trent (stamp present on the underneath of the cup) and features the Sailor's Farewell motto. One side of the piece is printed with the words "SAILORS, FAREWELL / Sweet, oh Sweet is that sensation / Where two hearts in union meet; / But the pain of separation, / Mingles bitter with the sweet." The other side reads "Far from Home across the Sea / To Foreign climes I go. / While far away O think on me, / And I'll remember you." Similar items date from the Edwardian/early 20th Century and we've no reason to think this one is different - the maker's stamp is indicative of a piece made in that time period.

The cup is handpainted over a basic pink lustre ground and shows a scene of a sailor leaving his wife and children to go to sea. In good condition throughout with no chips or cracks, although there is some crazing to the glaze, which is not uncommon for china of this age and there is a slight linear depression in the glaze underneath the verse (see photos). Otherwise, you'd have to say this is in very good shape.

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