STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE SPOON TRAY AND A SWEETMEAT DISH CIRCA 1750

The first press-molded in the center with two perched birds and the second with a Chinaman walking before a pavilion.

The larger with the birds: has several small chips to the rim edge, the largest measuring approximately 3/4 inches. There are short firing tears in the cavetto area where the sides meet the base of the dish. The dish has an overall matte appearance. The other is very crisply molded; it has a minuscule rim chip; otherwise in good condition.
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