Transfer Decorated "Boston Mails" Pitcher and Basin Washstand Set

Description:

Transfer Decorated "Boston Mails" Pitcher and Basin Washstand Set, James and Thomas Edwards, Kilncroft Works, Sylvester Stree, Burslem, 1841, octagonal bowl and pitcher with black transfer decoration, the pitcher depicting the "Ladies Cabin," the basin depicting the "Saloon" and "Gentlemen's Cabin" motifs, representing the historical mail ship service between England and North America, the basin with backstamp mark with "Boston Mails" over a vessel and "Entered at the Registry Office of Designs Sept. 2nd 1841J & T Edwards" and impressed "Porcelaine a la Perle J.E.," total ht. 13 1/2, bowl dia. 14 1/4 in.
Estimate $500-700

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