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A collection of approximately twenty five to thirty porcelain miniature crested china souvenirs primarily relating to the city of Plymouth. The collection features a variety of architectural, maritime, and domestic forms, including two lighthouses, two grandfather clocks, a mantel clock, a beehive, and two doghouses. Figural pieces include a gaff-rigged sailboat and a seagull perched on a rock. Domestic and decorative items include a teapot, a miniature three-piece tea set, a sugar shaker, a suitcase, a top hat, a boot, a trumpet vase, and a chess rook. Each item is constructed from white glazed porcelain decorated with a transfer-printed coat of arms featuring a green saltire between four towers, supported by two lions rampant and surmounted by a crown. Many pieces are finished with hand-applied gilt accents. Readable text includes the motto TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVAH and the place name PLYMOUTH. One lighthouse is marked EDDYSTONE, while the doghouses bear the inscriptions THE BLACK WATCH and WATCH. A small pot features a transfer of a bear. No maker names are visible on the pieces.
Condition report:
The collection exhibits visible wear to the gilt highlights on several pieces, consistent with handling (photos 1-7). A broken flat porcelain base fragment is present among the group (photo 2). There is accumulated dust and surface dirt, notably in the recessed areas of the dog and bird figurines (photo 3). Delicate protruding elements, including the sailboat mast and bird, appear intact.
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