CARLTON WARE VEGETABLE-FORM CRUET SET ON LETTUCE LEAF STAND

A CARLTON WARE NOVELTY CRUET SET COMPRISING THREE VEGETABLE-FORM CONDIMENT PIECES SEATED ON A MOULDED LETTUCE LEAF STAND. THE SET CONSISTS OF A RED TOMATO-SHAPED SALT SHAKER, A GREEN CABBAGE-SHAPED PEPPER SHAKER, AND A BROWN ONION-SHAPED MUSTARD POT WITH REMOVABLE LID AND A SMALL CERAMIC SPOON WITH GREEN-TIPPED HANDLE.

THE LEAF STAND IS MOULDED IN THE FORM OF A LARGE LETTUCE LEAF WITH A RAISED CENTRAL STALK, FINISHED IN A GREEN GLAZE WITH NATURALISTIC VEINING DETAIL. THREE CIRCULAR RECESSES HOLD THE INDIVIDUAL CONDIMENT PIECES IN PLACE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: CARLTON WARE, ENGLAND
* MARK: GREEN PRINTED BACKSTAMP ON UNDERSIDE OF LEAF STAND WITH CROWN DEVICE AND 'CARLTON WARE' TEXT, 'MADE IN ENGLAND'
* A MOULDED CIRCULAR MARK IS PRESENT ON THE BASE OF THE ONION MUSTARD POT BODY
* A PARTIAL PAPER LABEL IS AFFIXED TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LEAF STAND

COMPONENTS:
* LETTUCE LEAF STAND WITH THREE RECESSES
* TOMATO SALT SHAKER WITH DISPENSING HOLE IN BASE
* CABBAGE PEPPER SHAKER WITH DISPENSING HOLES IN TOP
* ONION MUSTARD POT WITH REMOVABLE LID AND CERAMIC SPOON

CONDITION:
THE SET PRESENTS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. MINOR GLAZE WEAR IS VISIBLE ON THE BASE OF THE TOMATO SHAKER. LIGHT CRAZING IS PRESENT ON THE LEAF STAND SURFACE. A SMALL CHIP OR GLAZE LOSS IS NOTED AT THE TIP OF THE ONION LID STEM. THE PAPER LABEL ON THE LEAF STAND IS PARTIALLY WORN. THE CERAMIC SPOON IS INTACT WITH A GREEN-TIPPED HANDLE. ALL THREE CONDIMENT PIECES SIT SECURELY IN THE LEAF STAND RECESSES.

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1940S-1950S; English; Carlton Ware; Green Printed Backstamp On Underside Of Leaf Stand Reading 'Carlton Ware' With Crown Device And 'Made In England'. Separate Moulded Mark On Base Of Onion Mustard Pot.; Earthenware; Minor Wear To Glaze On Base Of Tomato Salt Shaker. Light Crazing Visible On The Lettuce Leaf Stand Surface. Small Chip Or Glaze Loss To The Tip Of The Onion Lid Stem. A Paper Label Is Present On The Upper Surface Of The Leaf Stand, Partially Wor

Condition: Good

779177+75

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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