Ridgways Coaching Days & Ways Lidded Pitcher England Antique c1905

Antique Ridgways English pottery lidded pitcher from the collectible “Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways” series. This compact jug features a rich amber-brown glaze with detailed black transfer scenes depicting the era of horse-drawn coaching, accented by a hinged metal lid and metallic trim.

The scenes include “Changing Horses” and “Winter Days Amusement.” The underside carries the Ridgways England series backstamp noting the designs were produced by special permission of Macmillan & Co. Ltd. A distinctive piece of early 20th-century English coaching and tavern ware.

The pottery displays overall age-related crazing and normal surface wear. There is considerable wear, oxidation, discoloration and loss to the metallic finish around the rim, handle and hinged lid. The lid itself shows tarnishing and surface wear. The black transfer decoration remains attractive and well defined. No chips or cracks..

• Manufacturer: Ridgways
• Series: Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways
• Form: Small Lidded Pitcher / Jug
• Scene: Changing Horses
• Additional Scene: Winter Days Amusement
• Design Style: Edwardian Coaching / Tavern Ware
• Decoration: Black transferware
• Glaze: Amber / brown
• Fittings: Hinged metal lid with metallic trim
• Material: Glazed English pottery / earthenware
• Date: Circa 1905
• Height: 4"
• Opening Diameter: 3 1/2"
• Weight: 9 oz
• Country of Manufacture: England
• Backstamp: Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways
• Marked: By Special Permission of Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
• Marked: Ridgways England
• Antique: More than 100 years old
• SKU: 9774.6