ROYAL DOULTON NURSERY WARE MUG: The Three Gardeners

by Alice in Wonderland collectible

A$200 · Offered by Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller

The mug bears characters and lines from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; 7.5 cm. high; the lettering around the rim of the mug is slightly faded; Royal Doulton, n.d. *The base of the bears the words 'Civil Service Stores Sydney' beneath the stamp and the number E4090 E to the side, indicating an early 20th century piece. Retail stores such as the Civil Service Stores active from 1870 to 1930 would order custom-stamped items from English potteries during the late 19th

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