ONLINE AUCTION FURNITURE POTTERY COLLECTIBLES AND SOME SUPRISES
Lot 218:
A Collection of Johnson Brothers Eternal Beau Pattern Tableware and Kitchenware
Description
An extensive collection of glazed earthenware tableware and kitchenware in the Eternal Beau pattern, manufactured by Johnson Brothers in England. The design, by Sarina Mascheroni, features transfer-printed floral garlands of small pink and white flowers with green foliage and pale ribbon bows set against a cream-coloured ground. Many pieces in the collection feature octagonal moulding to the bodies and rims.
The assortment includes a variety of kitchen storage items such as a tall pasta jar and various cylindrical canisters labelled for tea, coffee, sugar, biscuits, and utensils. Teaware comprises teapots of different sizes, a lidded sugar bowl, a milk jug, and numerous teacups with matching octagonal saucers. Dinnerware includes a quantity of round and octagonal dinner plates, side plates, and bowls of various sizes. Serving pieces include a large circular lidded casserole dish, octagonal serving bowls, and various platters. The collection is further accompanied by coordinating table mats, coasters, and a set of etched stemware glasses featuring the same floral motif.
The base of the ceramic items bears a transfer-printed mark within a floral garland border tied with a ribbon bow. The text reads: JOHNSON BROTHERS, MADE IN ENGLAND, DISHWASHER AND MICROWAVE SAFE, Eternal Beau, A SARINA MASCHERONI DESIGN. The mark also includes a small silhouette of a bull and the numeral 2.
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