ESM Antique Ironstone Daisy Pattern Tureen Covered Dish, Twig Handles, NICE!!

Description

Up for sale is this beautiful antique ironstone transferware tureen.  This lovely piece is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or crazing.  There is some wear from use to some of the gold leaf trim around the base and on the handles.  There is also some wear inside the base where the lid has rubbed against it all these years.  There are no chips or cracks, however.
The piece measures 10.5" from handle to handle and 5" across the middle.  It measures approximately 6" tall including the handle. The design features what I believe to be daisies or asters, with some white slip decoration which adds dimension to the white parts of the flowers.  Colors are delicate pink, blue, brown and green.  The piece has identifying marks inside and out.  Inside the lid there is the number 1902 with a 99 beneath it in gold.  The same number (I believe) also appears on the bottom with the letters ESM inside a green square.  I do not know this mark, but I expect that an astute ebayer out there does know!
The tureen will be packed in a sturdy box and shipped to the buyer via your choice of USPS Select Ground or USPS Priority Mail.  As part of an estate find, I can't be sure that this piece was never exposed to cigarette smoke, but it has been gently washed prior to listing and passes my sniff test.  Feel free to ask any questions you might have.  Be sure to check my other listings for more interesting items I'll be posting this week.  Thanks for looking, and for shopping at From Grandma's Trunk!