Set of Three 19th Century Children ABC Plates
By Staffordshire
Located in New York, NY
This is a glorious set of three child transferware alphabet or ABC plates dating from the early to
Porcelain
English Staffordshire Transferware Child’s ABC Clock Teaching Plate, Brown
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Staffordshire, England, a Children’s teaching plate, circa 1880-1900. This charming ABC
Stoneware
English Staffordshire Transferware Child’s ABC Clock Teaching Plate, Blue
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Staffordshire, England, a children’s teaching plate, circa 1880-1900. This charming ABC plate
Stoneware
Thomas Goodwin English Staffordshire Child’s ABC Bad Manners Plate, Spying
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English Staffordshire child’s ABC plate by Thomas Goodwin, Canal Works, Navigation Road, Burslem
Stoneware
Thomas Goodwin English Staffordshire Child’s ABC Bad Manners Plate, Snuffing
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English Staffordshire child’s ABC plate by Thomas Goodwin, Canal Works, Navigation Road, Burslem
Stoneware
Thomas Goodwin English Staffordshire Child’s ABC Bad Manners Plate, Laughing
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English Staffordshire child’s ABC plate by Thomas Goodwin, Canal Works, Navigation Road, Burslem
Stoneware
1890s Vintage English Enamel Ware ABC Plate with Clock and Numbers
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage enamel ware ABC Plate with Clock and Numbers made for kids in England in 1890c.
Enamel, Tin
Antique, new and vintage toys and dolls of years past — handmade folk-art toys such as wooden train sets, dolls, rocking horses and more — can be enjoyed by the young and old alike.
Children as well as nostalgic grown-ups are still finding pleasure in toys and objects designed specifically for playtime that are, in comparison to today’s digital device-oriented distractions, far more modest in nature. In contemporary interiors, gently aging toys are wonderfully uncomplicated decorative objects primed for display in a cabinet or other case piece.
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Mid-century modern toys and dolls are as sophisticated as the widely cherished furniture of the era. As much as they thought good design for the home should be available for all, iconic American design duo Charles and Ray Eames believed in making durable and interesting products for kids too. Today, their Eames Elephant is available from Vitra and Herman Miller, and it doesn’t even require a digital screen.
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