English Red Ware Hand Painted Pottery Fruit - Set of 3

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English antique pear and apple red ware pottery fruit. The pear was slotted to be a child's bank, while the … Read more English antique pear and apple red ware pottery fruit. The pear was slotted to be a child's bank, while the two apples were meant for decoration. The red ware pieces were hand-painted in naturalstic colors. Most of these banks were meant for children and were broken to remove the pennies. There is slight flaking to the paint, which is typical of this type of painting on red ware.
The pear is 5" high by 2.75" wide. The apples are 3" high by 3.5" wide.
First half of the 19th century.

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