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Lot 65:
Description
An earthenware ashtray of square form with rounded corners and four integrated cigarette rests, finished in a pale pink glaze. The central circular well features a white bas-relief profile portrait of King Edward VIII facing left, depicted wearing a crown and military uniform. The border of the well is decorated with impressed capitalised lettering reading EDWARD VIII, CORONATION, 1937, and KING. The underside bears a printed black backstamp comprising a crown symbol above the text Johnson Bros. England, and an impressed mark above the foot rim reads PATENT APPLIED FOR.
Width: 10.8 cm
Length: 10.8 cm.
Condition report:
Widespread fine-line crazing is present to the glaze on both the front and reverse surfaces (photos 1 and 2). Minor dark firing spots are visible on the underside (photo 2). There are no visible chips, cracks, or restorations.
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