A COLLECTION OF MONEY BOXES BY ROSSLYN POTTERY, KIRKCALDY
LATE 19TH CENTURY
£275
Scottish Applied Arts & Wemyss
Auction: 12 August 2015 at 12:00 BST
Description
comprising a TREACLE GLAZED CAT, 12cm high; TWO 'SWEET PEPPER' BOXES, approx. 9cm high; a POLYCHROME HOUSE, 8cm high; a TREACLE GLAZED CHEST OF DRAWERS, 8.5cm high; and a GREEN GLAZED BOOT, 12cm long (6)
Footnote
Literature: Fleming, J. Arnold 'Scottish Pottery', 1973, pp. 199 and 200, illus. plate XLVI
Note: Rosslyn's 'Penny Banks' also known as 'Pinner' or 'Pirley Pigs', were amongst the factory's most interesting productions and were, in the main, covered in a rich brown 'Rockingham' glaze, which shows up the well embossed decoration.