ENGLISH TRANSFER-PRINTED CHILDREN'S TOY CERAMIC TEA SET, LOT OF 15,comprising six cup and saucer sets, six plates, one teapot, one covered sugar, and one creamer/small pitcher, all in blue with pattern of "780" or "Little Mae / Little May", having a little girl seated in doorway with cats and dog. Marked on base "C.A. & SONS / ENGLAND" with pattern number "780" and registration mark. Charles Allerton & Sons, Longton, Staffordshire, England. Circa 1885. Teapot 5 1/4" H.
17 pieces undamaged, otherwise one flake on underside of spout on teapot, chip to interior flange of covered sugar and area of roughness on edge of one handle and rim, small area of glaze loss on rim of creamer, and one minute flake on rim of one cup.
Provenance: Private collection of Ruth D. Hunter, Richmond, VA.
Catalogue Note: The story of this pattern is that the potter and factory owner Charles Allerton became a grandfather and the series was to document his granddaughter as she grew older.

17 pieces undamaged, otherwise one flake on underside of spout on teapot, chip to interior flange of covered sugar and area of roughness on edge of one handle and rim, small area of glaze loss on rim of creamer, and one minute flake on rim of one cup.