CARLTON WARE PRIMROSE CUP & SAUCER

This 1950's vintage English ceramic cup and saucer is Carlton Ware's 'Primrose', a deeply molded pattern with a pretty pale green background and hand-colored primrose plants in a darker green, and with mauve and yellow flowers. The cup is 3 inches tall and 3 inches across (not including the handle). The saucer is about 5 1/2 inches in diameter. Both Pieces are marked with the Carlton Ware back stamp, including the words 'Australian Design Registered'. Our 'Primrose' cup and saucer are both in excellent condition, without cracks, chips, scratches, stains, or any other damage or defect. Eye catching! A LITTLE HISTORICAL NOTE: The phrase 'Australian Design Registered' indicated that the pattern was registered with the Australian government in order to protect it from imitation by the Japanese. There was a clause in the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) agreement between Japan and Australia that specified that designs registered in that country could not be copied by Japan. Carlton Ware used this clause from the mid-1930's until the 1960's.)