Bidspirit auction | Vintage Polychrome Glazed Ceramic Novelty

Vintage Polychrome Glazed Ceramic Novelty Salt and Pepper Shakers and Condiment Tableware - A collection of vintage mid-century novelty ceramic tableware featuring polychrome glazes and folk-art styling. The assortment includes a donkey-drawn cart in blue and purple tones carrying two removable yellow barrel-shaped shakers. Two shakers are modeled as rustic cabins or cottages with figural characters standing near the doors. Another pair of shakers is shaped like cylindrical silos or thatched-roof buildings, each hand-painted with a rural landscape featuring a red-roofed house and trees. Also included is a lidded condiment or jam pot in the form of a boat, which bears the printed text NOAH'S ARK on the side of the hull. The lid of the boat is shaped like a reclining cow, and it includes a matching ceramic serving spoon. These items are characteristic of 20th-century novelty ceramic exports.