AA Auctions Ltd

Pot Lid:   'PRICE & CO'

Description:  A superb early 'Circassian Cream' lid from this famous London firm. Four-pronged star variant (right and left) with finely printed depiction of young lady with braids and floral adornment. Attractive decorative border. Fine quality print. Scarce and desirable

Price & Co - 246 Regent Street & 28 Lombard Street, London

Era:  c1860-1870's

Diameter:    64mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Repaired  Has had some top quality restoration on parts of the back flange to such a high quality it is nigh on impossible to ascertain the extent. However it displays so well and due to the exceptional quality of repair you'd hardly know unless scrutinised with a magnifying glass. It may only be a few large chips, it's not easy to tell. The face is totally original with just a very small and insignificant light scuff which in no way detracts. 

Grade :   Ungraded       Estimate:   £175-225+     Reserve:     N/R

Pot Lid:   'ST PAUL'S'

Description:  Another great pictorial lid, this time of this iconic London landmark. Exceptional quality print. Attractive layout. 

St Paul's Cathedral on Ludgate Hill was designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London (1666) fuelled a major rebuilding program in London a few decades later.  

Era:  c1880-1890's

Diameter:    78mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Very good  Just two very minor hard to spot flakes on the very back of the rim and inside rear (barely visible), some light and pretty insignificant very small patches of stain on the side wall (and underside of side rim) in one area and just some light glaze rubs/wear in parts of the very outside of the rim (and one or two tiny fleabites on the bottom outside rim). This detailed condition report makes it sound far worse than it actually is and otherwise is excellent   

Grade :   8.6       Estimate:   £60-80+     Reserve:     N/R

Pot Lid:   'J. THOMPSON'

Description:  A fabulously early coloured pictorial lid from this Manchester retailer featuring a beehive surrounded by flowers. Very good quality print and colours (all underglaze). Attractive layout. Fancy blue border. Scarce and highly desirable lid

1862- Thomas Thompson, hairdresser, 30 Corporation Street, Manchester. (it's likely that the initial letter 'J' on the lid is an engraving error) 

Era:  c1862+

Diameter:    90mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Good   Just two minor hard to spot small (2mm x 5mm) & (2mm x 2mm) chips/flakes on the underside/back of the outside rim, three very small and insignificant old flakes/fleabites on the very bottom edge of the back rim (hardly worth mentioning) and some glaze rubs/wear on the very outside edge of the rim in places (as well as a pretty insignificant pinhead fleabite). This detailed condition report makes it sound far worse than it actually is and otherwise is very good  

Grade :   7.8       Estimate:   £800-1000+     Reserve:     N/R

Pot Lid:   'JOHN WALSH'

Description:  A very appealing small building pictorial lid from this South Yorkshire chemist featuring a sprawling factory scene (which presumably was Walsh's own premises) Great quality print. Very rare to find in mint condition.

Era:  c1880-90

Diameter:    70mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Mint   Superb undamaged condition (the minute fleabite on the bottom edge is under the glaze (and barely noticeable anyway)  

Grade :   9.8       Estimate:   £150-200+     Reserve:     N/R

Pot Lid:   'F. WOLFF & SOHN'

Description:  An unusual large lid from this big city in south west Germany featuring its coat of arms above centre. Wavy & double-line border. Strong print   

Era:   c1880-1900's

Diameter:    87 mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):    Fair/ Good    Just a smallish (6mm x 8mm) chip on the back rim outer edge (and a 5mm x 12mm one on the inside) and a small (3mm x 8mm) flake on the inside back rim with 'V'-shaped old hairline bruise below and is otherwise very good. 

Grade :  6.8         Estimate:   £20-40     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:   'FAULKNER, NOTTING HILL'

Description:  A scarce small Cold Cream lid from this West London district. Double-line border. Good print   

Era:   c1880-1900's

Diameter:    60mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):    Restoration    Just what looks like a small area on the side wall on the back rim and some on the face (at around 8 o'clock) which is to such a high standard it's difficult to ascertain for certain and apart from a very insignificant fleabite on the back rim edge and a tiny glaze rub on the outer rim edge is otherwise excellent  

Grade :  Ungraded         Estimate:   £20-40     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:   'H.P. & W.C. TAYLOR' 

Description:  An impressively large and early American Saponaceous ('soapy') Shaving Compound pot lid. Flat top typical of early lids. Double-line border. Strong print   

Era:   c1870-1880's

Diameter:    89mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):    Very Good/Excellent  Generally very good indeed with just a pretty insignificant hairline bruise/tiny flake on the back rim which is not visible on display and is otherwise excellent   

Grade :   9.0         Estimate:   £30-50     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:   'JULIAS BERGEMANN'

Description:  A fabulously humorous large pot lid from this German capital featuring a man with a rather menacing stare and wild bushy hair (parted at the top) whilst sporting a mad bushy moustache. Domed top. Multi line borders. Strong print. A pictorial lid like this would be £2k+ if British. Unrecorded. Superb pictorial. Don't miss it!  

Era:   c1890-1900's

Diameter:    92mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):    Good    Just has a pretty isignificant old and small (3mm x 5mm) flake/chip on the side rim (at 3 o'clock) which is easily repairable if so desired and apart from some very fine rust crazing in places (most on the underside and nothing to detract at all) is otherwise excellent   

Grade :   7.9         Estimate:   £40-60+     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:     'JOHN GOSNELL & CO, LONDON'

Description:   A particularly sharp example of one of these mini (1.25") Gosnell lids featuring the 'young head' of Queen Victoria. One of a pair on offer in this auction. This one being the variation without 'LTD' in the name. Exceptional print quality. Particularly small too. Scarce to find this good

Era:    c1890-1900's

Diameter:    31mm  

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Excellent  Superb undamaged condition with just a couple of tiny and very insignificant glaze lines (or even in-manufacture lines) on the very back rim which are barely worth mentioning and is otherwise mint

Grade :  9.7        Estimate:   £60-80      Reserve:     N/R

Pot Lid:   'WHEELER'S, CAPE TOWN'

Description:  A nice small South African 'Corn Salve' pot lid from this western Cape coastal town with instructions to the underside (pretty unique in having this). Fine print

Era:  c1900-1910's

Diameter:    48 mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Good  Just a small (4mm) flake/chip on the outside of the bottom edge (with a microscopic fleabite near it) and some very light grey crazing/glaze-lines (mainly on the sides)  

Grade :  7.2        Estimate:   £20-40     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:   'DR TELSCHOW'S, BERLIN'

Description:  A very appealing oblong pot lid with rounded corners from this large German city (and one of several rare German lids in this sale) Fine print. Possibly unrecorded (?)

Era:  c1880-1900's

Dimensions:    93mm long and 61mm wide 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Fair/Good   Just a medium (2cm x 4mm) chip on the inside of the bottom rim (95% hidden from side view) and a smaller (5mm x 13mm) chip also on the inside back rim but on the other side, neither visible on display and is otherwise exellent 

Grade :  6.9        Estimate:   £80-100     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:   'NELSON CRESCENT, RAMSGATE'

Description:  A giant of a 6.25" Prattware pot lid featuring a Victorian promenade and harbour in this popular east Kent seaside town. Unrecorded in Mortimer's multicoloured pot lid book (where the biggest recorded lids categorised under 'Very large' are 5.5 inches diameter whereas this one is nearly an inch more!). Three old holes finely drilled in back for use with a bracket or for hanging directly onto wall. A substantial and rare offering 

Era:  c1860-1870's

Diameter:    157mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Good   Just has three small drill holes in the back rim (as mentioned above), a pretty insignificant old and smallish (3mm x 16mm) flake/shallow chip on the very bottom rim (and a very insignificant old small (3mm) flake also on the inside back rim, as well as an insignificant small hairline) an old miniscule black glaze rub on the outside edge of the rim and the odd minor fine glaze-line/insignificant scratch on the face, but nothing to detract when on display and is otherwise excellent.

Grade :  7.7        Estimate:   £40-60+     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:   'E.R.GAY, MERTHYR'

Description:  A very unusual oblong 'Surgeon Dentist' pot lid from this large Welsh town north of Cardiff. Fine print. Scarce

Era:  c1880-1890's

Dimensions:    82mm long and 52mm wide 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Good   Just a few very minor old glaze-rubs/flakes (mainly on the back rim edge or back corners with just one small one subtly positioned on the bottom left of the face) which as can be seen in the photos does nothing to detract when on display and apart from some very insignificant fine crazing (a very small patch on the front) is otherwise excellent 

Grade :  7.8        Estimate:   £80-100     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:     'CALVERT'S'

Description:   A superb mini (1.25") sample size carbolic tooth paste pot lids featuring the familar Calvert's trade mark of four arrows pointing outwards from the centre and three prices of their pots (6d, 1/- and 1/6) advertised below. Exceptional print quality. You'll struggle to find a better example of this scarce and tiny lid!

Era:    c1890-1900's

Diameter:    30mm  

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Mint  Superb undamaged mint condition 

Grade :  9.9        Estimate:   £60-80      Reserve:     N/R

Pot Lid:     'AMOORE'

Description:   A scarce rose cold cream pot lid from this popular street in Kensington, London. Great print quality. Apealling design incorporating flourishes. 

Era:    c1880-1900's

Diameter:    74mm  

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Mint  Superb undamaged mint condition 

Grade :  9.8        Estimate:   £30-50      Reserve:     N/R