Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 15th September 2015
Lot 31
A pair of pearlware moneyboxes dated 1866
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £280
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Description
A pair of pearlware moneyboxes dated 1866, of rectangular form with chamfered corners, decorated in Portobello colours with sprays of rose and other flowers, inscribed to the tops, one for Ellen Walters Newton, the other for T Walters Newton, both 'Crown Hotel South Stockton 1866', each raised on four low feet, 13.5cm across. (2)
The Crown Hotel is still in existence today in the village of Kirklevington, Stockton on Tees. A directory of 1890 lists a Thomas Walters Newton as proprietor of the Windmill Inn in Thornaby on Tees.