ROYAL CAULDON !! Vintage 1963-1977 Royal Cauldon Bristol Tea Caddy made for Twining & Co

VINTAGE 1963-1977 ROYAL CAULDON BRISTOL IRONSTONE TEA CADDY - MADE FOR TWINING AND Co

AN ALMOST RECTANGULAR SHAPED IRONSTONE (CERAMIC) TEA CADDY WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED BY ROYAL CAULDON BRISTOL BETWEEN 1963 and 1977 FOR TWINING & Co AS A RETAIL ITEM WHICH ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 12 OUNCES (340GRAMS) NET OF TEA

THE TEA CADDY HAS AN OVAL SHAPED LIFT ON/OFF LID AND IS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED WITH GOLD AND MAROON PANELS EACH HIGHLIGHTED BY THE LOVELY SCROLL PATTERNING USED TO FRAME A DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE SETTING ON EITHER SIDE.  THE PANELS ARE THEREFORE SCENIC WITH A HEAVY GOLD PATTERNED BORDER WHILE EVEN THE OVAL SHAPED LID IS DECORATED IN A LANDSCAPE SCENERY

THE FIRST CAULDON WORKS WERE BUILT BY JOB RIDGWAY IN 1802 AND CAULDON POTTERIES Ltd ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 1905 and 1920.   "ROYAL CAULDON" WAS ADOPTED BY THE FIRM FROM 1930 ONWARDS DUE TO HAVING BEEN "POTTERS TO HER MAJESTY"

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE TEA CADDY IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "ROYAL CAULDON BRISTOL IRONSTONE, ESTABLISHED IN ENGLAND IN 1652 (This date is a reference to a much older pottery established first at the site where the owner was related to the later Cauldon works owner), MADE ESPECIALLY FOR R. TWINING & Co Ltd, TEA MERCHANTS SINCE 1706, 216 STRAND LONDON, TEA - 12 OUNCES (340 grams) NET"

CONDITION : BESIDES AGE RELATED CRAZING THE TEA CADDY HAS A VERY SMALL REPAIRED (GLAZED) CHIP ON THE RIM WHICH CAN BE FELT WITH A FINGERTIP.  ASIDE FROM THIS IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS, OTHER CHIPS OR DAMAGES ETC

SIZE : 17cm HEIGHT WITH LID.....15.8cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....13.4cm by 8.2cm SIDES.....9.5cm by 5.5cm OVAL RIM

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