Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies small lidded box "Ambulance Chaser"

"Ambulance Chaser"

For me it invokes lots of nostalgia (especially for Butter Rum

presumably the parent

One assumes the five little wooden chips stamped with horses 1-5 are to be used to place bets on where the ball will land

Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies small lidded box "Ambulance Chaser"I knew nothing of Cockcroft plates when I found these, I just thought they were lovely and beautifully done, clearly hand painted and also very cheerful! With a quick search I learned these were made by Edith Varian Cockcroft (American 1881 1962), and that her plates are quite a known and collected thing. These probably date to the 1930s or so, and Id guess were once two of a dinner set. I must say I like these two as much as anyothers Ive found