Up for auction is a wonderful antique pitcher that I believe was made by Charles Meigh & Son. It has a four season pattern and glazed interior. The design is raised and appears ancient Roman or Grecian in pattern. It features 2 young children or cupids with 1 gathering wheat, and 1 pouring grain into a vessel. On the opposite side-1 child is huddled in a robe and the impression is "want". The other child is seated with a jug and glass suggesting "plenty. Is the theme "feast or famine?" The figures are surrounded by ferns with a snake coiling between hem. Under the spout is a Satyr (a man's face with coiled horns of a goat). The lower part of the handle ends in a mythical man with flowing hair and beard.
There is an English Register mark on the bottom, but it is under the glaze and I have not been able to read it. Other pieces of this pattern of pottery have been dated in the mid 1800's.
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