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Victorian Fairings: If you visited the fair during the mid 19thC until the early 20thC you would have probably come home the proud owner of a little china figure now referred to as a 'Fairing'. They were given away to the working classes as prizes at fair and were mostly about 3.5" long and about 2.5" deep and 3" tall, mounted on a rectangular base. They were normally made from white, glazed, soft-paste porcelain and were intended for display on mantelpieces. (read more ...) 

 

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