English Sugar Shaker Muffineer Vintage Radford Art Deco

This is an E. Radford (H J Wood) of Staffordshire, England hand painted vintage ceramic sugar shaker, muffineer or sugar caster made in the 1930s. The shaker has an art deco design of feathery black and grey leaves and red buds and measures 6.5 inches high. The muffineer or sugar shaker is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. Sugar shakers or muffineers were a victorian table item used to shake sugar on muffins (hence the name)pancakes or crumpets at the tea table.