For many decades, between the late 1800's to the late 1920's, it was popular for holidaymakers/day trippers to purchase a piece of crested china as a memento of their trip. Scores of companies, many from Europe, produced a plethora of small ceramic items of all imaginary themes and designs adorned with...

You can imagine yourself as a latter day Biggles soaring through the clouds with this item. The white ceramic dish is ovoid in shape and has a crackled glaze. It has a transfer print of a pre-war silver coloured, RAF Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter, which has hand painted roundels, engine cowling and...

The Coronation of King George VI on the 12 May 1937 ended an unsettled couple of years for the British monarchy. For this important event various official souvenirs were produced and this is one such item, a ceramic tile coaster. The glazed ceramic tile has a coloured transfer applied which shows various...

Not one, not two but six. Yes six!! A classic design and classic product all wrapped in one. Possibly dating from the 1920's these ceramic mugs have been produced to promote OXO. Each mug has a tapered, fluted body with a waisted foot base. They all have the word "OXO" within a shield motif repeated...

Nothing produces more memorabilia than a royal event. The Coronation of 1953 was a bright light during years of darkness so production of memorabilia was on a vast scale. This particular item, a ceramic ashtray shaped as the Coronation Crown, is very unusual and quite rare. For a piece that is almost...

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on the 2nd June 1953 and saw a plethora of commemorative wares produced. This square ceramic plate is one such item. Being over 60 years this souvenir remains in a reasonably good condition apart from some radial crazing of the glaze and some slight rubbing...