This is a highly collectable and rare piece of antique Scottish pottery.
CODE E
It is a harder to source piece of tableware - it would function as a tall teapot or coffee pot - perhaps a hot water jug (see my matching coffee set in my store). It also looks just fine on display in a country kitchen on a Welsh dresser or a china cabinet.
The clear, glassy glazes used on Mak Merry (and also Bough) pottery - tend to develop surface crazing called craquelure. This is evident on this pot - so it might be better for very occasional use or display purposes. I have taken close-ups of the surface so that you can assess this properly.
It is 7 1/2 inches in height. The pot measures from the handle to the tip of the spout: 6 1/2 inches.
It dates to the 1920s.
It is all hand-painted with a very attractive pattern of autumn fruit and berries - russet leaves, apples, redcurrants, and cherries.
It is marked to the base Mak Merry in yellow paint. It also is signed on the lid, as photographed.
It is in good antique condition with no damages. No chips or cracks. It is nice and clean inside with no staining.
These pots are getting just so much harder to find - and my price for this old piece of unique Scottish pottery is certainly a fair one.
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 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 feature delicate and stylized floral patterns.
UK POSTAGE ONLY. It will be posted with Royal Mail or Parcelforce48 - so that it is insured and tracked in transit This will cost about £10 and applied at checkout.