Vintage Large Alfred Meakin `Charmwood` Sauce Jug

Title: Vintage Large Alfred Meakin "Charmwood" Sauce Jug
Manufacturer: Alfred Meakin - Made In England
Description: Glo-White with Brown Pine and Branches
Info: Large Jug in a traditional tableware style; a classic example of Alfred Meakin Porcelain.
Condition: Very Good, no defects.
Height: 14cm
Diameter: 9,5cm
Date: The Crown and Name with England stamp on the base was used from 1945, the gravy boat is probably from the 1950's.
Alfred Meakin Ltd was set up in 1875 and operated from the Royal Albert, Victoria and Highgate Potteries in Tunstall.  Alfred Meakin was the brother of James and George Meakin who ran a large pottery company in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Alfred John's uncle Robert Johnson bought the company  for his son Stuart Johnson and it stayed in the Johnson family's hands until 1976 when it became Myott-Meakin before becoming part of the Churchill Group.
Price:  R 195.00 Inc Vat.