Lot 185: A Fortnum & Mason ceramic caviar jar and lid

A ceramic cylindrical lidded caviar pot produced for Fortnum & Mason. The body is finished in a cream glaze and decorated with black transfer-printed motifs. The front features a central text arrangement reading FORTNUM & MASON / ESTABLISHED 1707 / FINEST / CAVIAR, which is flanked by two mirrored illustrations of sturgeons. The lid is decorated with a geometric diamond border and bears the Royal Warrant crest above the inscription BY APPOINTMENT / TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II / GROCERS AND PROVISION MERCHANTS / FORTNUM & MASON PLC LONDON. The underside of the lid features a printed black number 10 and a hand-painted black chevron or V mark. The internal base of the pot is marked with a printed black number 21.