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This lot comprises 25 pieces of Staffordshire blue and white ironstone tableware decorated in the traditional Old Willow pattern. The collection contains pieces from two different manufacturers: English Ironstone Tableware Ltd and English Ironstone Pottery Ltd. The service is crafted from ironstone earthenware and features the classic oriental-inspired Willow pattern in underglaze blue transfer print, depicting characteristic pagodas, figures on a bridge, a willow tree, and paired birds within ornate geometric borders. The collection includes two circular lidded tureens with scrolled handles, alongside an assortment of dinner plates, side plates, and bowls. The items bear two distinct printed backstamps. The first is a circular stamp for English Ironstone Tableware Limited, Staffordshire, stating the design is genuine hand engraved and acid and detergent proof. The second mark identifies English Ironstone Pottery Ltd of College Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, with the pattern name Old Willow printed above a cottage motif.
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