MOORCROFT Hibiscus Flower on Blue Ground Lidded Trinket Box Pot

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FOR SALE IS A MOORCROFT LIDDED BOX. IT HAS A CORAL FLOWER ON THE TOP WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE HIBISCUS ON A DARK BLUE GROUND. THERE ARE NO CHIPS ALTHOUGH THERE IS CRAZING TO THE BASE OF THE POT. THE LID SEEMS TO BE FREE FROM CRAZING. THE BLUE IS DARKER ON THE LID AND THE GLAZE SEEMS TO BE LIGHTER IN AREAS AROUND THE RIM WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO AGE OR ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS AM UNSURE. THE BASE OF THE BOX SEEMS TO HAVE UNEVEN GLAZE, IT STREAKY AND LIGHTER THAN THE LID. NOW AGAIN UNSURE IF THIS WAS HOW IT CAME OR WHETHER THE GLAZE HAS JUST WORN WITH AGE. HOWEVER IT IS A LOVELY PIECE OF MOORCROFT WITH STAMPS MARKS TO THE BASE 'MOORCROFT' AND 'MADE IN ENGLAND. MY MUM HAS HAD IT FOR DECADES AND IT HAS JUST BEEN SITTING IN HER CABINET.