Magnificent Vintage Aynsley BLACK Tea Cup & Saucer

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Magnificent Vintage Aynsley BLACK Tea Cup & Saucer Hello welcome to our auction sale. What an excellent vintage cup and saucer this is. You won't find many of these today. It is in wonderful condition. No chips no cracks and no crazing. China cups and saucers don't come much nicer. Read some Aynsley History: AYNSLEY, John (1823-1907), pottery manufacturer, Longton. John Aynsley was born in Union Street, Longton, in 1823, the son of James Aynsley and Charlotte nee Anderson. His grandfather, also called John Aynsley, came to the Potteries from Northumberland, became chairman of the Fenton Park Colliery Co., and was afterwards in business as a maker of lustre ware , the first in Longton, in a factory on the site of Longton market. The family fell into reduced circumstances during John Aynsley's childhood, for reasons which are disputed. His mother went to work as a paintress and John Aynsley , after a short education in a dame school, began work at the age of nine, for twopence a day, at John Lockett's factory. Later he was employed in three different factories at the same time, working a 16-hour day. The trade depression of 1848 forced him to seek employment in Derby and the north of England. After some time he returned to the Potteries, acquired an interest in Cooper and Co., worked for Sampson Bridgwood and eventually became read more

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