Amazing piece! All hand painted in tiny detail. The wing lid comes away to reveal the hidden hollow in the base for trinkets. Very geometric hand painted pattern to the wings. Never seen this in the 40 years of collecting bee items. Time to go to a new home to enjoy!
Base still has an vintage label, written on it, 'Pirkenhammer;. Embossed is F&M. There is no base stamp, only the embossed letters.
PIRKEN-HAMMER c.1880 F&M MARK LIDDED PORCELAIN TRINKET DISH IN THE FORM OF A BEE in Pottery, Porcelain & Glass, Date-Lined Ceramics
This is a heavy solid cast iron Savings Bank. The design is very ornate. In the centre is a bear on its hind legs holding a skep basket beehive within the little bee house, among trees to each side. The cut out word BANK above the skep. The coins are deposited via a slot at the back. There is a square cover that holds the coins.
To empty the coins you unscrew a large screw. If you require more photos to make up your mind, just email us and we will be happy to send you a few JPeg photos back for you to review.
If you are interested, contact The Hive Honey Shop.
You must call the shop on 020 79246233 to confirm BEFORE ordering any of the items listed within Antique Rare Honeypots. These are rare one off finds. Therefore to avoid disappointment-call first to see if the item is still available.
The traditional honey spoon and a must have at the breakfast table to avoid messy drips everywhere. The spoon it kept in the honeypot of jar and is used to transfer the honey that is caught in the grooves from the container to the object your sweetening.
DO NOT put it in the food source or use it to stir with. Only to transfer the honey. This way you keep your dipper and your honey clean of any foreign matter. A slight turning motion as you raise it out of the container will catch the drip before it falls. Stop the motion once you have the dipper over your food source and it will begin to drip, drizzle it about as needed. To stop the drip, twist it again catching the dripping tail. Do not put it in a dishwasher, lightly rinse it off once in a while. It must be completly dry before putting it back in your honey. Too much water makes honey ferment (go bad).
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