This is a highly collectible little piece of antique Scottish Art Pottery.
It is a very rare survivor with its miniature size.
It is a tiny little pot - possibly for serving mustard or salt from on a dining table - but it looks to me like a miniature Scottish ceramic quaich with its little central bowl and twin lug handles.
The condition is generally fine with no chips or cracks. Generally, it is nice and clean inside but with areas of staining to the base - where previous contents have been stored. The marks are consistent with age and use.
It is 1 1/2 inches in height and has a diameter of 2 inches. From handle to handle is 3 inches.
The weight is 50 grams (unpacked).
A very delightful hand-painted pattern of white prunus flowers on a sugar-pink ground.
UK Posting is going to be £4.95 - and this is with Royal Mail Recorded Delivery. This will be applied at the checkout.
HISTORY: The MakMerry pottery grew out of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute, which was founded in 1917 in the Scottish town Macmerry by Catherine Blair.
Catherine had previously been an active Suffragist, campaigning for 'Votes for Women' and had a history of promoting female independence and equality. She became involved in the suffragette movement was by writing countless letters to the press about the plight of women.
In 1920 MakMerry was set up as the trading arm of the Institute. Initially, members invested small sums of money and produced food items for sale – but they soon moved into producing fine craftworks as well – one of the crafts was pottery decoration. They hand-painted smaller household items such as plates, shallow bowls, lidded pots and the sweetest teapots – and all these are instantly identifiable and often featured delicate and stylized floral patterns.