A Large Pair of c.1885 Majolica Ewers by William Schiller & Sons sub-Curios all having moustaches and designed

all having moustaches and designed to cover the top half of an adult face and two small adults or childs faces survive from the first half of twentieth century Indonesia

The printed Union Jack flag in soft thin cotton is in sound condition with a lovely consistent gentle fade across the fabric particularly to the blue

Birmingham and started by Thomas Ellis

and in January 1915

Charles Le Page took out the first patents for Bois durci in France

A Large Pair of c.1885 Majolica Ewers by William Schiller & Sons sub-Curios all having moustaches and designedOrigin: Austrian Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1885 Height: 18 inches (each) Width: 8 inches (at maximum) The large and imposing pair of extraordinary Austrian pottery majolica ewers moulded with mythical creatures, mer men and putti and having a dragon handles with flared necks in the grotesque manner, marked to the underside with impressed pad mark WS & S and the shape number 6706. The ewers are in good condition.