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No cracks or chips.  Small firing fault on wing (see pic for detail).\n\n10\" long\n6.5\" high\n\nHandpainted.  Teal blue and white.  Glossy finish.\n\nThe potteries of Rye have a convoluted history - David Sharp left Rye Pottery in 1956 after he found it changed on his return from National Service and founded Rye Art Pottery with his friend George Gray. After some legal threats, the name was changed to Cinque Port Pottery. When the two dissolved their joint venture on amicable terms in 1965, George retained the name, and the plural was added - Cinque Ports Pottery. 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