Five Transfer Decorated Staffordshire Pottery Children's Mugs

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Five Transfer Decorated Staffordshire Pottery Children's Mugs, England, early 19th century, including four canary yellow mugs, three with black transfer designs including one depicting a bull with a farm cottage in the distance and inscription "A GIFT"; one with a goat butting a girl with a crenellated building in the distance and inscription "FOR MY DEAR GIRL," one centered with "A TRIFLE FOR FANNEY" enclosed in an octagonal floral vine, one an iron red scrolled oval shell design framing the name "Sarah"; a pearlware mug with Sunderland pink lustre rim band over a black transfer oval depicting a mother and daughter with the inscription "A Present For My dear Girl," (imperfections),ht. 1 7/8-2 5/8 in.
Estimate $300-500

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