Victorian Copper Lusterware Creamer with Pink Bands & Gilt Scrolls

A charming 19th-century copper-luster creamer featuring two rosy pink luster bands with hand-painted gilt leaf and scroll motifs. The bulbous body sits on a raised foot; the interior is white-glazed, and the rich metallic copper exterior shows the classic mirror-like sheen that made English lusterware so popular in the mid-1800s. A lovely shelf piece with tons of antique character.

• Materials: Earthenware pottery with copper luster (metallic overglaze), pink luster banding, hand-painted gilt decoration; clear interior glaze

• Style/Theme: Victorian; Georgian/Regency revival; floral & scrollwork motifs

• Age: c. 1830–1860 (19th century)

• Maker/Brand: Unmarked; typical of Staffordshire/Northern England lusterware potteries of the period (maker unknown)

• Country of Origin: Likely England

• Size: ~6 in wide spout-to-handle; ~4.5 in tall

• Condition: Displays well with honest age wear. Overall luster wear, surface scratching and utensil marks; scattered losses and rubs to the pink bands and gilt; craze lines and small glaze nicks/flea bites consistent with age; base wear from handling. No obvious structural cracks noted in normal viewing (see photos for close-ups).

• Food Safe? Not recommended for food/drink use, 19th-century luster glazes commonly contain lead. Best for display.