A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD MUGS DESIGNED BY ERIC RAVILIOUS commemorating the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, printed in black and washed in yellow and pink, the front with the Royal Arms flanked by the ER monogram below fireworks, the reverse with 1953 beneath stylised foliage and clouds (star crack to one base), black printed marks, 1953

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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD MUGS DESIGNED BY ERIC RAVILIOUS commemorating the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, printed in black and washed in yellow and pink, the front with the Royal Arms flanked by the ER monogram below fireworks, the reverse with 1953 beneath stylised foliage and clouds (star crack to one base), black printed marks, 1953
4in. (10cm.) high (2)

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Eric Ravilious (1903-1942), artist and book illustrator, was commissioned by Wedgwood to create several designs for table-wares during the 1930's, the last being created in 1940. Cf. Robin Reilly and George Savage, The Dictionary of Wedgwood, Woodbridge, 1980, p. 296 for a similar mug designed for the Coronation of Edward VIII in 1937, which was never issued. The design was adapted for the Coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II

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