£375
Dated: 1820
A pottery money box formed as a house and flanked by male and female figures, with heads popping out of the upstairs windows representing the family at home. The box is decorated in the classic " Prattware palette" and the traditional style of The Mexborough Pottery Yorkshire. There is a wide slot at the back of the roof for the coins. These naive and charming banks were often given as gifts to encourage thrift among the young.
Dimensions: 5 inches high
Current Condition: Minor restoration to the chimney pot.
Provenance: Private Collection in the Channel Island . Then with a gentleman collector in the Home Counties
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A pottery money box formed as a house and flanked by male and female figures, with heads popping out of the upstairs windows representing the family at home.
The box is decorated in the classic ” Prattware palette” and the traditional style of The Mexborough Pottery Yorkshire.
There is a wide slot at the back of the roof for the coins. These naive and charming banks were often given as gifts to encourage thrift among the young.
| Dimensions | 5 in |
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