Antique 1890s-1920s "Coaching Days & Coaching Ways" Pitcher & Beer Stein Set

Description

Antique Beer Pitcher and 12 Stein Set from England.
W
ith scenes from
"Coaching Days &
Coaching Ways"
Made by Ridgways, England, by
Special Permission of MacMillan Co.
'As early as 1792, the Ridgway brothers produced
quality
earthenwares in Shelton, Staffordshire, England. Ridgway
factories produced almost every conceivable kind of pottery.
One of the branches produced a line called Coaching Days
and Coaching Ways.
The Coaching Days and Coaching Ways series was created
on an amber brown transfer-ware pottery with black transfers.
It was made in the 1890's to the 1920's. The series features
illustrations chosen from ones by Hugh Thomson & Herbert
Railton, that were contained in the book “Coaching Days and
Coaching Ways” by W. Outram Tristram. The book was first
published in 1888.
Each item showcases different scenes from routes along old
English stagecoach roads. The coaches traveled between inns
and villages and the scenes featured on the pottery highlight
the travel and inns. Some of the buildings are still standing today.
Macmillan & Co. refers to a book publisher in London, England
and New York. They owned the copyrights to the book and the
illustrations.'
This is a very hard to find 13 piece set.
There is some crazing because of the type of glaze used on the pottery.
The silver luster handles and rims on the larger steins show some wear, the s
maller ones are in excellent condition.
Pitcher : 48 oz., 10 " tall, base 5", rim 3.25", handle 5.5"
Large steins : 20 oz., 5" tall, base 4.5", rim 3.25", handle 3.5"
Small steins : 8 oz., 3.75" tall, base 3.25", rim 2.5", handle 2.5"
One of the large steins has two chips one on the bottom rim and one on the side of the bottom rim (
someone colored this chip with brown (maybe a marker) to disguise it a little. T
wo of the steins have one chip each on bottom rim, one of which was glued together. and someone colored a chip with brown (maybe marker) to disguise it a little. All the chips are shown in photos.
There are a variety of scenes
depicted
on both sides of the 13 pieces; "A Winter Days Amusement",
"Walking Up the Hill", "Changing Horses", "Fresh Teams", "Racing the Mails", A Breakdown, Taking on the Mails", & Walking Up the Hill on a Frosty Morning".
Makers mark on the bottom of each piece
See photos for more detail, they are of the actual items listed. Please ask any questions.