Ridgways Coaching Days & Ways Pitcher Jug Creamer England Antique 1900s

Antique Ridgways English pottery pitcher from the “Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways” series. Finished in a rich amber-orange glaze with black transfer decoration, the pitcher features “Henry the Eighth and the Abbot of Reading” on one side and “The George & Vulture at Hitcham” on the reverse. A distinctive piece of early English historical transferware inspired by the coaching roads, inns and characters of England.

Good antique condition with overall crazing and normal surface wear consistent with age. The transfer decoration remains strong and detailed. There is minor wear around the rim and scattered age-related marks. No chips, cracks or repairs noted.

- Manufacturer: Ridgways
- Series: Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways
- Form: Pitcher / Jug
- Scene: Henry the Eighth and the Abbot of Reading
- Reverse Scene: The George & Vulture at Hitcham
- Design Style: English Coaching / Historical Transferware
- Decoration: Black transfer scenes on amber-orange glaze
- Material: Glazed earthenware / pottery
- Period: Late Victorian / Edwardian
- Date: Circa 1890s–1920
- Size: Approx. 4" H x 4" OD
- Weight: 10 oz
- Country of Manufacture: England
- Backstamp: “Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways / By Special Permission of Macmillan & Co. Ltd. / Ridgways / England”
- Antique: Over 100 years old
- SKU: 9761.2

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