Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Emma Bridgewater

A Pair of Emma Bridgewater Half-Pint Earthenware Mugs - A pair of English earthenware half-pint mugs manufactured by Emma Bridgewater in Stoke-on-Trent. Both mugs are constructed with a pedestal-style footed base and a traditional C-handle. The first mug is decorated with a brightly coloured transfer-printed scene of a country manor house with figures playing croquet, a set tea table, and poultry including a goose and a cockerel. The base of this piece bears a printed mark within a circular green wreath border featuring the readable text Matthew Rice, Year in the Country, Emma Bridgewater, Made in Stoke-on-Trent, and ENGLAND, alongside small icons of a bird, a crown, a dog, and a cockerel. The second mug features a panoramic London cityscape featuring St Paul's Cathedral and Nelson's Column. Its base is marked with a printed illustration of a building above a banner reading LOVELY LONDON, followed by the text Emma Bridgewater, Made in Stoke-on-Trent, and England, and a small black silhouette of a fox.