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Rare Souvenir Barron Falls Cairns N.Q. Queensland Australia Atlas China Set !

$ 8.97

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Type: Fine Bone China
  • Condition: Eight pieces in all as shown. Two cups have damage, one has an inside crack and a chip on the lip as shown. The other cup has a chip on the lip as shown. Butter does not have a base, only the handled cover as shown. Pitcher has some slight cracks visible. All the transfers look great!
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Souvenir China: Australia
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Gold Rimmed: Several Chips or Cracks as denoted

    Description

    Here is a rare set of eight souvenir bone china pieces from Cairns North Queensland Australia!
    This is a nice little set! It consists of a five cups, a saucer, a small milk pitcher and a butter dish lid. Each has an early transfer image of a beautiful waterfall! The transfer illustration says
    "Barron Falls, A Souvenir From Cairns".
    Each base is marked
    "Atlas China, Stoke On Trent, Grimwade England".
    Has Atlas holding up the globe!
    The cup measure approx. 3" tall by 3" across. The saucer is 5" across. And the pitcher is 4" tall. The butter cover measures approx. 6"x4"x4". Each has a pretty gold decoration as shown (unsure if 14k or not).
    Condition is very good on three of the cups with no chip or cracks. Only the lightest of wear. The other two cups each has damage. One has a rim chip and a crack as shown. The other has a rim chip as shown. The pitcher has some visible cracks. The saucer has no damage and the butter cover has no damage.
    The
    Barron Falls
    (
    Aboriginal
    :
    Din Din
    ) is a
    steep tiered cascade waterfall
    on the
    Barron River
    located where the river descends from the
    Atherton Tablelands
    to the
    Cairns
    c
    oastal plain, in
    Queensland
    , Australia.
    Cairns
    is a city in the
    Cairns Region
    ,
    Queensland
    , Australia. It is on the east coast of
    Far North Queensland
    . The city is the
    5th-most-populous
    in Queensland and ranks
    14th overall
    in Australia.
    Cairns was founded in 1876 and named after
    William Wellington Cairns
    ,
    Governor of Queensland
    from 1875 to 1877. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but declined when an easier route was discovered from
    Port Douglas
    . It later developed into a railhead and major port for exporting sugar cane, gold and other metals, minerals and agricultural products from surrounding coastal areas and the
    Atherton Tableland
    region.
    This set is being sold as-is with the noted condition issues above. Still a nice early travel souvenir!
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