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<p>[QUOTE="Louise88, post: 6939580, member: 13272"]<a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-picnic-hamper-contents-428075802" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-picnic-hamper-contents-428075802" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-picnic-hamper-contents-428075802</a></p><p><br /></p><p>" The ceramic pots and picnic boxes are stamped as shown CWS&S ADDE ET BASC AUDAS ET MILLE ESCARIA. I have had this translated by a Classics scholar and it means: 'add both baskets (of food) and thousands of things to eat' "</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] "This ware is of extreme beauty and lightness, resembling fine porcelain in appearance, and may yet be thrown about without suffering injury." - yes it seems somebody put this statement to the test and it didn't end well![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Louise88, post: 6939580, member: 13272"][URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-picnic-hamper-contents-428075802[/URL] " The ceramic pots and picnic boxes are stamped as shown CWS&S ADDE ET BASC AUDAS ET MILLE ESCARIA. I have had this translated by a Classics scholar and it means: 'add both baskets (of food) and thousands of things to eat' " [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] "This ware is of extreme beauty and lightness, resembling fine porcelain in appearance, and may yet be thrown about without suffering injury." - yes it seems somebody put this statement to the test and it didn't end well![/QUOTE]
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