RARE SQUARE BOX

Green Shield Backstamp. Lid (widest) approx 5 7/16” (13.9cm) by 5.5” (13.8”). No chips or cracks. Crazing to the inside of the box and on its base. On one side there are about four long craze lines in the middle white band. Top of the lid has average surface scratching. The blue colour is even and the edging good. The lid underside is very clean with a tiny firing fissure in a corner of the lid rest rim, and the expected stilt marks from firing. The base section has a very clean top edge and base. Two sides are very fractionally curved in, but this is normal to see. Bottom blue band shows slight overglaze run, so there is a darker blue edge mark to this in the slip. Again this is often seen and may be a result of the flat surface. On the top edge there is a very slight area where there is a slight thinning of the blue so the white shows through. Very nice example of a rare piece. Unpacked weight 965g. REF NO: CWS1761. Price: 315.00 GBP.