Item 5506
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful Blue and White Spongeware Covered Soap Dish.
 
Dating to the late 19th century, this beauty features a Base with Three Blue Stripes around the Middle and Rich Cobalt Sponging, as well as a Lid with the Same Stripes and a Pinwheel Pattern Around the Knob.  The lid has more sponging than the base, so not an exact match.  Measures 6 1/2" wide and 3" tall.  
 
Excellent Condition.  The base is as made.  The lid has two minor nibbles on the seating ring (1/8", 1/4").  No hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  The lid also has an 1/8" clay void on the knob and a 1 1/2" chip in the seating ring with smooth edges and partial glazed edge that are both in the making. 
 
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