Victorian Porcelain Figural Apple Cracker / Cookie Jar w/ Leaf Finial

Description

Heavy, thick-walled Victorian cracker jar in the form of an apple, 7 ½” tall at the top of the lid finial, pale blue with airy transfer printed floral sprays on each side. It’s nicely molded; the little modulations on the sides are very convincing. On the lid, the handle is a freestanding set of leaves and stems with gold trim. There’s a notch in the underside of the lid that locks into a feature on the edge of the jar, to assure it’s lined up correctly, and doesn’t slide. Hand numbered ‘47’ it looks like on each piece, so they apparently have been together since the beginning. The inside is clean. Unsigned. Excellent condition; a touch of gold has worn from the finial and lid; no chips, cracks, scratches, crazing, or loss of color or decoration.
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