Lot Number | Description | Number of Bids | Current Bid |
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| | Pot Lid: 'HENRY BURTON, SOHO, LONDON'
Description: An appealing bears grease lid from the West End of London which features a seated bear with her two cubs in their natural surroundings. Fancy border. Great quality print. Scarce.
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Era: c1860-1870's
Diameter: 78mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Repaired Has had restoration to the back rim and edge. Possibly part/s of the back rim have been filled (you can still see two faint side-rim hairlines through the paint in places indicating that it hasn't all been repaired) and some possible minor restoration on the very edge in places too (outside of the border). All done to a very good standard as can be seen in the photos which is why it's difficult to determine the precise extent.
Grade : Ungraded Estimate: £60-80 Reserve: N/R
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| 22 | £ 105 |
| | Pot Lid: 'JOHN GOSNELL & CO'
Description: A very appealing early blue print lid featuring a standing bear from this famous chemist in Lombard Street, London. Very characterful bear. Beaded line within wide fancy border (larger than usual). Scarce in this medium size
** One of 12 bears grease lids in this sale! **
Era: c1860-70's
Diameter: 75mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Restoration A great quality repair job where you can only just see that it has been in two halves and re-glued. Part of the bear has been touched up and the whole of the back rim has been oversprayed (with just a tiny (2mm x 4mm) which has been scratched to reveal the original ceramic surface below). All this to a very high standard.
Grade : Ungraded Estimate: £40-60+ Reserve: N/R
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| 9 | £ 60 |
| | Pot Lid/Base: 'VERITABLE GRAISSE D'OURS'
Description: A fabulous pictorial pot lid (text translated from French as 'Real Bears Grease') featuring a fabulously detailed single bear in its natural habitat with mountains and pine trees in the background and also featuring no less than 4 bears (also in great detail) in their natural surroundings on the matching base (some looking quite wolf-like). Original gold band intact. You'll struggle to find a better B&W pictorial bears grease lid/base combination anywhere in the world! Rare opportunity
Era: c1860-80's
Dimensions: Lid: 67mm diameter / Base & lid: 63mm tall
Condition (please see detailed photo's): LID: Near Mint Superb condition (with just a totally insignificant wafer thin microscopically-small flea bite (1mm max) which in no way detracts and is barely visible even when looking up close) / BASE: Good Just 3 of the usual small chips on the very top of the rim (which are hidden when lid on top anyway) and is otherwise excellent.
Grade : LID: 9.9 / BASE: 7.9 Estimate: £200-300 Reserve: N/R
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| 15 | £ 175 |
| | Pot Lid: 'ROSS & SONS'
Description: A fabulous Bears Grease pot lid from this London retailer manufactured by F & R Pratt (having the alignment dots at 3 & 9 o'clock on the face edge) and features 2 bears on a ravine in their natural habitat being shot at by a poacher while trying to protect their cubs. Full colours. Exceptional quality print and has the original gold border too. Very appealing (see lot #8 for larger variant).
Era: c1860-1880's
Diameter: 75mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Fair/Good Just a small (2mm x 15mm) thin chip on the rim edge which has been expertly filled and repaired to a very high standard indeed (in fact could easily be overlooked if it wasn't for a tiny (2mm) part of the paint that has been scratched away at the side wall revealing the ceramic surface below) and a small part of the gold band has been overpainted (once again toa very high standard) and otherwise the lid is excellent
Grade : 6.9 Estimate: £80-100 Reserve: N/R
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| 16 | £ 85 |
| | Pot Lid: 'PRICE & CO'
Description: A fabulously detailed early Bears Grease pot lid from this London retailer. Large bear pictorial. Scarce 'Montpelier House' variant (without mention of 'London'). Exceptional quality print.
Era: c1860-1870's
Diameter: 65mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Restored Has had restoration to the back rim (that looks to be one or two chips/chunks filled and repaired) all to a fairly good standard and a small (1cm) section of the outer edge of the face (around the word 'House') that looks to have been restored to a good standard too (so much so it could easily be overlooked) and otherwise the lid is very good
Grade : Ungraded Estimate: £60-80+ Reserve: N/R
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| 28 | £ 260 |
| | Pot Lid: TWO BRUINS
Description: Another fabulously detailed Bears Grease pot lid. This time with two bears in their natural habitat in the foreground with pine trees and a mountain in the background. This example being unusual in having the dark line of turf below the bears (in fact different to the example pictured in the new pot lid book in having white around the border). Exceptional quality print.
Era: c1860-1880's
Diameter: 70mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Excellent Superb undamaged condition with just the odd very minor in-manufacture mark in the glaze that in no way detracts and is otherwise mint (the tiny line on the outside edge may look like a small bruise but it's totally glazed over )
Grade : 9.7 Estimate: £80-100+ Reserve: N/R
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| 30 | £ 175 |
| | Pot Lid: 'GENUINE RUSSIAN BEARS GREASE, LONDON'
Description: An attractive Bears Grease pot lid featuring a bear in chains. Great quality print. Unusual in having no retailer's name but still mentioning 'London'. Nice fancy border
Era: c1860-1880's
Diameter: 70mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Restored Has had a medium (1cm x 3cm) chunk off the back rim (and a very small part of the side rim), filled and restored. There are also 4 very small chips on the inside of the back rim that are partly concealed by paint spray which covers most of the back. Otherwise very good
Grade : Ungraded Estimate: £60-80 Reserve: N/R
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| 19 | £ 106 |
| | Pot Lid: 'ROSS & SONS'
Description: Another fabulous Bears Grease pot lid from this London retailer manufactured by F & R Pratt (having the alignment dots at 3 & 9 o'clock on the inside of the border) also featuring 2 bears on a ravine in their natural habitat being shot at by a poacher while trying to protect their cubs. This one being the rarer larger 3.75" size, plus is unrecorded in the new pot lid book having just the one address (not mentioning '119 Bishopsgate Street'). Full colours. Great quality print.
Era: c1860-1880's
Diameter: 97mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Excellent Superb condition with just some subtle clear crazing/glaze-lines in places and a tiny barely noticeable old hairline bruise on the very rim edge (which is so small many wouldn't even mention it) and apart from a totally insignificant wafer-thin fleabite on the back of the rim (nigh on impossible to spot) is otherwise mint.
Grade : 9.3 Estimate: £150-200 Reserve: N/R
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| 51 | £ 800 |
| | Pot Lid: 'JAMES ATKINSON'S' BEARS GREASE'
Description: A classic bears grease lid featuring a bear in chains from this popular London retailer. Superb quality print. Fancy herringbone border.
** One of 12 bears grease lids in this sale! **
Era: c1880-1890's
Diameter: 62mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Excellent Superb condition with just a very insignificant tiny (5mm) horseshoe bruise on the very outside edge at the back and an old tiny (and barely visible) fleabite also on the back rim, neither doing anything to detract (the small in-manufacture chip on the back edge is totally glazed over)
Grade : 9.4 Estimate: £40-60 Reserve: N/R
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| 9 | £ 42 |
| | Pot Lid: WHITAKER & GROSSMITH
Description: Another bears grease this time from this chemist in London featuring a standing bear. This being the scarce 'Whitaker & Grossmith' version without the 'Silk City' London address. Good quality print. Fancy border
Era: c1870-80's
Diameter: 78mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Fair Has had a small (5mm x 7mm) chip on the outer edge of the face filled at some time (which doesn't show much on display) and apart from some glaze crazing (mainly on the back and side walls) is otherwise very good
Grade : 5.0 Estimate: £40-60 Reserve: N/R
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| 17 | £ 176 |
| | Pot Lid: 'DANIEL MELIA'
Description: Another classic lid, this time featuring an attractive girl with long wavy hair and a nice smile (no doubt attributable to using this brand of toothpaste). Good quality print. Scarcely seen in such great condition.
Era: c1880-1890's
Diameter: 76mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Excellent/Near Mint Superb overall condition. Being extremely fussy there's just a tiny (5mm) U-shaped subtle line on the outside edge that is far too faint to be a bruise (and probably in-manufacture) and hence hardly worth mentioning and would otherwise have scored 10/10
Grade : 9.7 Estimate: £400-600 Reserve: N/R
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| 29 | £ 510 |
| | Pot Lid: 'SANDRINGHAM'
Description: A very appealing pictorial lid featuring a young girl leaning over a wall with cherries below. Green underglaze print. This variation with her looking to the side (see lot #14 for subtle differences). Decent quality print.
** One of 4 Sandringhams in this sale **
Era: c1890-1900's
Diameter: 78mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Fair/good Just has some shallow nibbles/chippings on one part of the back rim (with a subtle 1cm glaze-line above that on the side wall that doesn't go all the way through), a very small (2mm x 4mm) shallow flake/chip on the very back edge of the rim and a totally insignificant (3mm) light scuff on the face edge (at 1 o'clock), otherwise excellent
Grade : 6.8 Estimate: £100-150 Reserve: N/R
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| 21 | £ 261 |
| | Pot Lid: 'PRICE & GOSNELL' BEARS GREASE
Description: Another appealing bears grease lid, this time a fabulous small (2.25") and particularly early example featuring a standing bear carrying a sash. Thick solid line border with thin line within. Flat top and sides, typical of these earlier types of lids.
This example was unearthed in 2017 from an Edwardian refuse tip. (a very late throwaway!)
Pre 1833 when the Price & Gosnell partnership ceased
Era: c1820-33
Diameter: 59mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Excellent Superb overall condition with just some areas on the very bottom (on the outer edge) which are slightly rough to the touch (pretty insignificant tiny nibbles, please see photos) and some subtle small rust spots/light rust staining (mainly on the underside and sides) but nothing at all to detract when on display. (nb please excuse small white glare/flash in main photo)
Grade : 9.2 Estimate: £400-600 Reserve: N/R
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| 69 | £ 3,100 |
| | Pot Lid: 'SANDRINGHAM'
Description: Another appealing pictorial lid from this company featuring a young girl leaning over a wall with cherries below. Green underglaze print. This variation with her looking forwards (see lot #12 for subtle differences). Decent quality print.
** One of 4 Sandringhams in this sale **
Era: c1890-1900's
Diameter: 78mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Restored Has had what looks like a medium (5cm x 9mm) chunk off the back rim that has been filled and restored to an OK standard and a tiny area around the cherries that could have been touched up (?) and apart from a fairly insignificant area of old glaze wear on the outside rim is otherwise excellent
Grade : Ungraded Estimate: £80-100 Reserve: N/R
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| 16 | £ 125 |
| | 8am Weds 17th April - Later date attributed to lid
Pot Lid: 'JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LTD'
Description: An appealing 'Pure Cold Cream of Roses' pot lid from this London retailer featuring a fabulous large picture of their shop front in Wigmore Street, West London. Superb print quality. Scarce Medium size. Elaborate overall design. You'll struggle to find a better all round example!
Era: c1917+ (when London postal district 'W1' (Marylebone, Soho, Mayfair etc) was first introduced)
Diameter: 76mm
Condition (please see detailed photo's): Mint Superb undamaged mint condition with just some subtle clear glaze crazing (which actually adds to the appeal)
Grade : 9.9 Estimate: £100-150 Reserve: N/R
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| 31 | £ 280 |