RARE PRE WILLETS BELLEEK WILLIAM YOUNG & SON 1858 MARK RELIEF SCULPTURE DISH

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LAKE BARGAIN ANTIQUES TIMELESS TREASURES WELCOME. FOR ALL ANTIQUE POTTERY LOVERS HERE IS ONE UNIQUE PIECE NOT TO BE MISSED. THIS IS A WYS WILLIAM YOUNG & SONS DISH. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION BELOW THIS WAS THEIR MARK IN 1958 ( EAGLE). THE PIECE FEATURES TWO SCULPTED FACES ON EACH SIDE. IT STANDS ABOUT 4" TALL AND IS 4 X 7 WIDE. THE PIECE IS CRAZED AND DISCOLORED THE NOSES ON THE FACES HAVE THE GLAZE SCRAPED OFF SEE PICS FOR GENERAL CONDITION. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OTHER PIECE FROM WHAT EVENTUALLY BECAME WILLETS ANYWHERE ONLINE, IT IS FREE OF ANY CRACKS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE AND THE CONDITION IN MY OPINION ADDS SOME REAL AUTHENTICITY AND CHARM. AS ALWAYS WE START AT A FAIR PRICE WITH NO RESERVE. AS WITH ALL MY ANTIQUES I STAND BEHIND THEIR AUTHENTICITY IF YOU BELIEVE OTHERWISE YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM WILLIAM YOUNG & SONS, TRENTON, N. J. In 1853 William Young, in connection with his son, Wm. Young, Jr., commenced the manufacture of earthenware in Trenton, in a small pottery leased from Charles Hattersley, which bad been built in th e preceding year. For four years they made hardware porcelain, some china vases, pitchers of various kinds and a few dishes. In 1854 the pitcher, “Babes in the Wood,” and a small china vase were issued. In 1857 a new pottery was started under the name of the Excelsior Pottery Works, which was operated read more