
Vintage rare ceramic ‘The Lee was an old woman who lived in a shoe’ piggy bank or money box, by Ellgreave
A gorgeous vintage piggy bank depicting the classic ‘There was an old woman who lived in a shoe’ nursery rhyme.
Made in England by the Ellgreave Pottery Co in the 1920s. Ellgreave's main production was in teapots and quality domestic earthenware, but they also made figurines, tableware, vases and money boxes.
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Moppet treasures have been celebrated in the press by Vogue, Homes & Antiques, House & Garden, Sunday Times Style, Hello!, Daily Mail, Domino, Red and many others, and our tapestries have won Gold in the Junior Design Awards, Project Baby Awards, The London Mother Awards, and Silver in the Made for Mums Awards.
Read the write-ups here.
As per the photograph, this vintage piece is sold as a decorative, collectible item to brighten up a little shelf or wall. It should not be used in play by people under 14 years of age. Read more about buying vintagehere.
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