You are viewing (thank you) a tiny little  Wileman (Pre Shelley) MINIATURE JUG. This stunning little Wileman novelty  is around 6.5cm high measured at the top of the handle. It is decorated with two little panels of roses surrounded by garlands of foliage.

It has THE FOLEY CHINA ENGLAND back stamp on it which was used for "Gems" and indeed that's exactly what this is. The little novelty could be used but was almost definitely intended for display in a collector's cabinet of little treasures. There is also a pattern number on the base - 8193 and that was entered in the Wileman pattern books on 1909. It has no chips or cracks but does have a touch of crazing. The gilding around the rim and on the handle is virtually 100 per cent intact.