AA Auctions Ltd Antique Bottles, Pot Lids & Advertising Auction # 11 Catalogue Lot 197

Bidding Closes on: April 14^th, 2018 at 21:00 BST

Embossing:  'HOLDSWORTH, WALTHAM CROSS, HERTS'

Maker's/Patentee mark:  (on back)  'CODD'S PATENT, 4, MAKERS, RYLANDS & CODD, BARNSLEY'  

Description:   Another scarce English 6oz hybrid, this time from a town in Greater London. Features a large pictorial the Eleanor Cross at Waltham Cross as a trade mark (see below). Very well embossed on front (lighter on on back). Desirable British pictorial hybrid

'Eleanor Cross' was one of a series of twelve lavishly decorated stone monuments topped with tall crosses in a line down part of the east of England. Kind Edward I had the crosses erected between 1291 and 1294 in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile, marking the nightly resting-places along the route taken when her body was transported to London. 

Era:  c1881-84

Dimensions:    202mm long

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Very good   Great undamaged condition. Looks to have been lightly cleaned at some time and to a very good standard (with just some tiny pitting on the back). There is some very minor marble wear inside the chamber and light traces of burial, and the embossing on the back could be stronger, but certainly nothing untoward

Grade :  8.9          Estimate:   £30-50     Reserve:     N/R

Bidding Ended