Hand-painted Antique English Transferware Child's Cup with Dancing Girls candle This unusually large box would

This unusually large box would have been entirely carved by hand

This small carving is made of ancient fossilized brain coral (Symphillia

which is painted in the perfect orange

or spread across the surface of a mid-century credenza

but not an issue

Hand-painted Antique English Transferware Child's Cup with Dancing Girls candle This unusually large box wouldI've seen a close match of this child's cup described as Staffordshire, but I'm not totally sure; certainly it is antique English, with hand painted decoration for the skirts of the dancing girls, flowers, leaves and grass, in addition to darker green transfer. And as is typically the case, the transfer is not perfect, with a bit of a smear between the face and raised hand of one girl, which makes it appear as if she is trying to see through a cloud