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ANTIQUE/VINTAGE CRESTED CHINA EARLY 20TH CENTURY. URN **RARE**
2" high x 2" diameter at the fattest part; base 1" diameter
Crest: Wembley. British Empire Exhibition
Factory: Carlton.
Glazed Porcelain
Crested China, also known as Heraldic China or Crested Ware, are small glazed porcelain ornaments, made in the United Kingdom, from the mid-19thcentury to the beginning of WWII. They were sold in the seaside towns, to tourists and visitors as souvenirs, small pieces of china that carried the heraldic crest or coat-of-arms of the town.Beginning with figurines of everyday objects, busts of famous people, local museum antiquities or everyday items like pitchers, tankards, teapots, baskets, kettles, dogs and cats, the tiny replicas were immensely popular with visitors. The outbreak of World War I brought about new designs with a war-based theme that included weapons, ammunition, grenades, ships, planes and tanks among others. The range of military subjects was large, with the accuracy of depiction less important than the appeal of the piece; in fact, some “crests” were created by the pottery artists of the companies that produced them such as Carlton, Arcadian, Shelley, Goss, Swan, Willow Art and Grafton, the majority of which were clustered around Stoke-on-Trent in England.
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