This is a teapot made by Longpark Torquay, England in a mottoware or motto ware pottery Scandy design in 1905-1923. The motto or saying is Duee Av a Cup A Tay with the traditional Scandy flower design. The teapot measures 3.5 inches high by 6.5 inches long by 5 in diameter and is in very good ++ condition with the only flaw 3 lid rim chips. The photo of the front also has a glare from the lights on the glazed surface which made it difficult to photo well. Famous and fun motto ware or mottow ...click for details
This is a vintage tankard, jug or large mug artist signed by Walter Lamonby, head artist for Crown Devon, Fieldings England for 40 years. The tankard was hand painted by Lamonby and features the embossed profile of the character John Peel, a fox and riding crop, figural riding crop handle and the poem. song or motto on the reverse. The large mug or jug measures 4.25 inches high by 4.75 in diameter at base. Walter Lamonby served his apprenticeship at George Jones and Sons, Crescent China and then ...click for details
This is a rare clotted cream dish made by Watcombe Torquay, Devon England in mottoware or motto ware pottery. The motto or saying is Be Canny With The Cream with the traditional flower design and it was made 1910-1920s and is unmarked as many Watcombe pieces were during that time. The clotted cream dish measures 3 inches high by 3.5 inches in diameter and is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks with minor general age consistent crazing. A cute item of mottoware from our last England tr ...click for details
This is a William Adams, Staffordshire England ironstone oversized cup and saucer was made 1891-1905 in black transfer or transferware. The huge cup and saucer is sometimes referred to as a grandfather's cup. Both cup and saucer have a saying, poem or motto Let the Wealthy and The Great Roll In Splendor and State I Envy Them Not I Declare It with more about growing one's own food. The design has a border of roses, shamrocks and thistles to signify Great Britain and a crest called The Far ...click for details
This is a Longpark pottery, Torquay Devon England motto ware or mottoware pottery dish made 1905-1920 in a traditional foliage pattern. The motto of the dish which may well be a dog dish, is From Dalry, Ilka Dog Has His Day. The dish or plate measures .5 inch high by 5.5 inches in diameter and is in very good +++ condition with no chips or cracks, but there are mineral deposits from firing and some under glaze bubbles. But a rarely seen form of mottoware. A very collectible item for your collect ...click for details
This is a fun semi porcelain large mug or tankard made for Harry Hancock, Tunstall Staffordshire England 1914-1930s called A Yorkshireman's Advice To His Son. The mug measures 4 inches high by 4 inches in diameter and has a color drawing and the so called Yorkshire Motto See All, Hear All, Say Nowt, Eat All, Sup All, Pay Nowt and more. The mug is in very good +++ condition with no chips or cracks but there is minor wear and manufacturing flaws underglaze. These mugs were made with crested ch ...click for details
This is mottoware or motto ware pottery teapot made by Watcombe Torquay, Devon England. The motto or saying is Duee Av Zum Tay with the traditional flower design and it was made 1890-1900 and is unmarked as many Watcombe pieces were during that time. The teapot measures 4 inches high by 5 inches in diameter and is in very good +++ condition with no chips or cracks, but there are places where the paint was smeared underglaze during manufacture and general age consistent crazing. The photo of the ...click for details
This is an English Crested China or Crested Ware pig's foot or trotter with a hand bearing the coat of arms of Bolton England and the motto or saying A Good Hold On A Bolton Trotter. The fun piece was made by Carlton China, Wiltshaw and Robinson, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England who are also Carlton Ware 1906-1920 and measuring 1.5 inch high by 4.5 inches long by 1.5 inches wide. The pigs foot is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or wear. And SOOO fun and collectible! Shippin ...click for details
This cute little mottoware or motto ware pedestal single egg cup, was made by Watcombe, Torquay in Devon, England 1900-1920 and features the usual cottage and the motto Speak Little Speak Well. The color is actually creamier than the photo appears. The eggcup measures 2.75 inches high and is 1.75 inches in diameter. This famous and fun pottery was manufactured in the south of England from the 1870s until the factories closed in the 1960s. It is usually of red clay decorated with bright glazes, ...click for details
This is the cutest piece by Shelley China, England It is a crested china, figural souvenir creamer or milk jug shaped like a toby jug or character jug of a drunk. He even has a pink nose! The toby jug has the the motto or saying No Tongue Can Tell, No Brain Can Think, Oh! How I Love, A Drop Of Drink. It has the shield of Douglas, Isle of Man on his tummy. This little cutie measures 4 inches high by 2.25 inches wide by 3 inches deep including the handle. He is in very, very good ++ condition with ...click for details
This is a cute mottoware, motto ware or Devon ware teacup and saucer from Royal Watcombe Torquay, Devon England. The cup and saucer set is a traditional cottage design with the name Tiree and the motto A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss. The cup measures 2.75 inches high and the saucer is 5 inches in diameter. The set dates to 1958-1962. It is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. There is a bit of crazing consistent with age. A wonderful set.
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This is a cute mottoware, motto ware or Devon ware teacup and saucer from Watcombe Devon Ware England with a British registry date of 1916-1917. The cup and saucer set is a traditional cottage design with the motto Early Sow Early Mow. The cup measures 2.25 inches high and is 2.5 inches in diameter the saucer is 5 inches in diameter. It is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. There is a bit of crazing consistent with age. A wonderful set.
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This is a cute little mottoware cream jug or creamer or milk jug made by Aller Vale England potteries between 1867-1901 when the factory closed. It has the motto Tak A Little Craim and is in very good condition. The creamer measures 2 inches high by 2.5 inches in diameter at the base and 2 inches at the top. A wonderful piece of mottoware in very good condition with no chips or cracks. This famous and fun pottery has been manufactured in the south of England from the 1860s until the factories cl ...click for details
This is a cute little motto ware or mottoware sugar basin or sugar bowl made by the Watcombe, Torquay England pottery 1867-1901. The motto is Sweeten To Your Liking and the bowl measures 2 inches high by 3.5 inches diameter at the bottom and 2.75 inche in diameter at the top. The sugar bowl is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. A very collectible piece. Famous and fun mottoware pottery has been manufactured in the south of England from the 1870's until the factories closed in th ...click for details
This little motto ware or mottoware dish or bowl was made by the Dartmouth Pottery of Devon, England and bears the following motto: Waste Not Want Not and the traditional cottage. It measures 3.75 inches in diameter by 1.5 inches high. This little Torquay motto dish was made in the 1940-1950s. It is in very good condition and very collectible. This famous and fun pottery has been manufactured in the south of England from the 1870s until the factories closed in the 1960s. It is usually of red cla ...click for details
