Antique JR Ridgways Wash Basin & Pitcher ANGLESEY Pattern #4944. England 1880

Description

Up for auction at the Grand Antique Mall, located in Cincinnati, Ohio is an
Antique J.R. Ridgways Wash Basin and Pitcher in the rare ANGLESEY pattern, created by Ridgways pottery, Stoke-on-Trent, England, in the late 1800s
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The central transfer-print and hand-painted chinoiserie pattern features a bright cobalt fence among trees, flowers and foliage. Over the transfer print are hand painted enamels in iron-red, yellow, brown, pink and cobalt colors. Both basin and pitcher are hallmarked.
Ridgways -- in the plural -- is important to note. John Ridgway & Co was succeeded by John Ridgway, Bates & Co (1856-58), which became Ridgway, Sparks & Ridgway (1873-1879) — and modified once again to the plural Ridgways at the end of 1879. Ridgways, plural, manufactured fine porcelain and earthenware at Stoke-on-Trent from 1879-1920.
Hallmarks
:
Brown stamp with 2-handled vessel holding blades of wheat
Across the center is written: ANGLESEY  J-R
Beneath the vessel:    RIDGWAYS ENGLAND
Measurements
:
BASIN
: 5.5"H
Top Diameter: 16"
Bottom Diameter: 8.25"
PITCHER
: 10"H x 10.5”W (handle to spout) x 5.5"D
Base Diameter: 4.5”
Weight
: 10 lbs.
The basin and pitcher fill a room with art, beauty, and history.
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