WW1 British Arcadian Crested China Spanish Armada Memorial on Plymouth Hoe-1888

Description: An impressive example of aWorld War One-relatedArcadian Crested ChinaSpanish Armada Memorialcarrying the Plymouth Coat of Arms Sometimes known as ‘Heraldic China’, small crested china pieces made in and around the Potteries of Stoke on Trent by Goss, Shelley, Arcadian & Carlton, were a favoured souvenir collectible from around 1858 though the Boer War up into World War One… finally falling out of fashion just as World War Two broke out in September 1939. Very popular with UK domestic travellers, particularly visitors to seaside resorts, they were usually bought as holiday or day-trip souvenirs and usually carried the crest of the resort, town or attraction visited. With the coming of The Great War, holidays were still often taken and the UK’s many seaside resorts, despite the increasing coastal defences now built, were still visited despite the horrors being suffered over on the other side of the Channel on The Western Front. To reflect the War, the leading manufacturers now began producing a varied series of military-themed china, from helmets & the new tanks to military caps & bullets, from battleships & aircraft to zeppelins & motorcycles and from submarines & bugles to armoured cars & artillery shells etc.. An impressive piece of World War One-related Crested China based on the Spanish Armada Memorial sculptedby William Charles Ray in 1888,and located on Plymouth Hoe,it is marked on the base as Arcadian China . Standing approx 7" tall, (and featuring Britannia atop the construction),retaining its vibrant colours,it is a really superb, issued condition. Another beautiful example of Great War-related Crested China. Thanks for looking..!

Price: 35 GBP

Location: Winchester, Hampshire

End Time: 2025-02-01T14:41:25.000Z

Shipping Cost: 21.25 GBP

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WW1 British Arcadian Crested China Spanish Armada Memorial on Plymouth Hoe-1888

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Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued

Goss: Shelley

Arcadian: Carlton

Somme: Ypres

RFC: Royal Flying Corps

Willow Art: Mark IV Tank

Cambrai: Ancre

Iron Cross: Victoria Cross

Vimy Ridge: Verdun

Country/ Organization: Great Britain

ANZAC: Gallipoli

Hindenburg Line: Kaiser Wilhelm