Victorian Antique Copper Lusterware Cobalt Blue Tadpole Creamer

Charming 19th-century English copper-lustre miniature creamer featuring a rich cobalt-blue mid-band with gilt circle/leaf motifs. The body, rim, handle and foot are finished in warm copper lustre; inside is glazed gray. A sweet shelf piece for a doll’s tea set, mantel, or country cottage display.

• Materials: Earthenware pottery with copper-lustre overglaze; cobalt band; clear interior glaze

• Style/Theme: Victorian cottage / country; Staffordshire copper lustre; geometric dot & leaf motif

• Age: c. 1830–1860 (mid-19th century)

• Measurements: 3 in wide (spout to handle) × 3 in tall

• Condition: Good antique condition with honest age wear—scattered rubs and losses to lustre (notably to the band and rim), light surface marks, base wear, and typical glaze crazing/specks. No structural cracks noted.

• Maker/Brand: Unmarked, typical of Staffordshire production

• Country of Origin: England (attributed)

• Food Safe? Not recommended for food use due to historic lead-bearing glazes common to period lustreware—best for decorative use only.