Pot Lid:   'W.B. SAUL, NORTHAMPTON'

Description:  A striking and exceptionally rare pictorial 'Cherry Areca Nut Tooth Paste' pot lid featuring a detailed building pictorial with clock tower situated at 'The Parade' in the centre of Northampton. Excellent quality print. Fancy border. Apparently only a 3 or 4 of these lids recorded (and most of those are sunk in local collections). One not to miss!

Invaluable help and extra information has been provided to these pot lid listings by the authors of the fabulous book: 'Historical Guide to Advertising Pot Lids' by Houghton, Layden & Taylor - The update of which is expected to be published in Oct '23 at just £20 a copy (exc P&P) - Contact (Bob): great.pots@btinternet.com  

Era:  c1880-90's

Diameter:    85mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):    Good   Has a small (30mm) fine hairline on the back (that goes up the side wall and is barely visible at 8 o'clock for around 28mm on the face) and another which is just as difficult to spot at 6 o'clock on the face which runs down the side rim by about 10mm. There is also a smallish (5mm x 9mm) chip on inside the back rim (so is 95% hidden from side view) and another larger (5mm x 15mm) also on the inside of the back rim and mostly hidden from side view too (and a very small (2mm) fleabite on the back rim edge) and is otherwise excellent

Grade:   7.9     Estimate:  £1.2k+    Reserve:  £1.2k

Pot Lid:   'BLANCHFLOWER, THE FARM YARD'

Description:   A fabulous and classic lid featuring some of the most popular British farm animals. Often considered amongst the most impressive of pictorials. Excellent quality print. Very rarely seen in such great undamaged condition

Era:  c1880-1890's

Diameter:    98mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Excellent  Superb condition with just two totally insignificant pinprick fleabites on the back edge that in no way detract 

Grade:  9.2      Estimate:   £300-400       Reserve:   N/R

Pot Lid:   'W.HUXHAM, CHICHESTER'

Description:  Another striking and exceptionally rare building pictorial pot lid, this time an 'Areca Nut Cherry Tooth Paste' featuring the famous tudor Cross in Chichester's town centre. Excellent quality print. Fancy border. Again apparently only a handful of these lids recorded. 

Era:  c1880-90's

Diameter:    85mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):    Good   Has a small (30mm) fine hairline on the back (that goes up the side wall and the minimal (5mm) is nigh on impossible to spot at 4 o'clock on the face edge) and another smaller (15mm) faint hairline on the back which runs up the side wall but is only just visible at 1 o'clock on the face (by no more than 5mm). There is a (5mm x 35mm) area of chipping/flakes on the back rim (as well as a hairline bruise) some glaze rubbing on a small part of the side rim (and some around the outside edge of the border) and some glaze-rubbing on outer rim edge in parts too and otherwise looks great on display as can be seen in the photos

Grade:   7.0     Estimate:  £600-800+     Reserve:  N/R

Pot Lid:   'WORSLEY'

Description:  A scarce and large American pictorial pot lid showing the fabulous building on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Great quality print with pedestians in the foreground together with a gent on horseback. Single line border. 

** These items are just a few from the fabulous collection/stock of the late Chris Bultitude who sadly passed away last July. We will be auctioning all of these over the next few years and have decided to waive the usual 5% seller's comm and pass it on to the Dorothy House Hospice in Bradford-On-Avon who did such a fabulous job looking after Chris in his last few months **    

Pot Lid:   'J. HIGGINS, KENSINGTON'

Description:  A striking early bears grease lid variation featuring a dark standing bear carrying a sash reading 'Highly Perfumed' and unusually with the proprietor's name clearly printed below. Single line border. Detailed print. Always very popular due to the sheer size of the rat-like bear but far rarer being named. 

 Era:  c1850-70's

Diameter:  85mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Good   Has a medium (6mm x 9mm) chip on the back rim edge (and a couple of insignificant fleabites also on the back rim edge) and is otherwise very good with just some old wear on part of the outside edge (about one-third of the rim at the most)

Grade:  7.8      Estimate:  £300-400+        Reserve:   N/R

Pot Lid:     'F. NEWBERY & SONS, LONDON'

Description:  An impressively large (3.5") building pictorial pot lid from the capital featuring 'Old London from the Health Exhibition'. A classic lid. Exceptional quality print. Retains all of original gold band

** This lid is one of a vast array of top quality items we are selling from Chris Bultitude's stock/collection. Chris sadly lost his fight aginst cancer back on 6th July aged just 53 and will be sorely missed. We are donating 5% of the hammer price of all of these items to the Dorothy House Hospice where Chris spent his last few weeks ** 

Era:    c1880-1890's

Diameter:    90mm  

Condition (please see detailed photos):   Good/Very good  Just has a small/medium (4mm x 10mm) shallow chip on the very back rim (mostly hidden from side view) and is otherwise excellent

Grade:  8.8      Estimate:   £200-300       Reserve:   N/R

Pot Lid:   'GORDELIER, SITTINGBOURNE'

Description:  Another striking and exceptionally rare building pictorial pot lid, this time an 'Areca Nut Cherry Tooth Paste' featuring St Michael's Church in Sittingbourne. Decent quality print (with just some very minor smudging in places). Double-line border. Again apparently only a handful of these lids recorded. 

Era:  c1880-90's

Diameter:    75mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):    Very good/ Excellent   Just has a totally insignificant tiny (1-2mm) old fleabite flake on the inside of the back rim (and an even tinier hard to spot pinprick fleabite on the back rim edge which is barely visible and hardly worth mentioning) and is otherwise excellent with just the odd tiny in-manufacture mark/run in the glaze and the odd light rub on the outside edge (once again hardly worth mentioning)

Grade:   9.3       Estimate:  £1-1.2k        Reserve:   N/R

Pot Lid:    'WRIGHT'S'

Description:  This large (4.25") and imposing lid really is a work of art with great use of contrasting dark and light shading to accentuate the effect. The image so evocative of the Victorian era with a man shaving in the mirror (and the shaving pot on the table having the 'WRIGHT'S name on it). Decent print quality. 

Pot Lid:   'BON MARCHE, LIVERPOOL'

Description:  An appealing small building pictorial lid from this NW England chemist featuring a pictorial of the old Bon Marche department store in the city. Good overall quality print (although some print-miss in places). Not often seen for sale 

Era:  c1880-90

Diameter:    73mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Very good   Just a smallish (15mm) old hairline bruise on the very back of the rim (and a tiny (<1mm) pinprick fleabite on the back rim edge that is barely visible) and the odd tiny grey marks in the glaze (in-manufacture)  

Grade:   8.9      Estimate:   £100-150     Reserve:    N/R

Pot Lid:   'RW'

Description:  An early and attractive anchovy pictorial 'gorgona anchovy paste' lid with the 'RW' initials below for Robert Wood of 132 New Bond Street, London (see p413 of pot lid book) and royal coat of arms above. Excellent quality print. Fancy border. Very rare. (The actual lid featured in the book)

Era:  c1870-1890's

Diameter:    87mm 

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Good   Just has two fine hairline bruises on the back rim (showing as arched hairlines on the side wall), a small (3mm x 4mm) flake/chip on the outer edge of the rim (all but hidden on the face) and a small patch of very subtle stain on the face (at around 9 o'clock) which is barely noticeable and is otherwise very good 

Grade:  7.5      Estimate:   £80-100       Reserve:   N/R

Pot Lid:      'GENUINE RUSSIAN BEARS GREASE'

Description:  A scarce larger (3.5") version of this appealing 'two bruins' bears grease lid with a large white border and featuring a standing bear with another behind (with its tongue out). Superb quality print. Thicker and haevier than usual. You'll struggle to find a better all round example!

** These items are just a few from the fabulous collection/stock of the late Chris Bultitude who sadly passed away last July. We will be auctioning all of these over the next few years and have decided to waive the usual 5% seller's comm and pass it on to the Dorothy House Hospice in Bradford-On-Avon who did such a fabulous job looking after Chris in his last few months **    

Pot Lid:   'WRIGHT & CO, GREAT YARMOUTH'

Description:  An appealing large 'Potted Bloaters' lid from this famous seaside town in Norfolk featuring a fabulous whole herring in detailed superb quality print. 

Unlike kippers which were filleted, bloaters were whole cold-cured herring hung out and just lightly smoked

** These items are just a few from the fabulous collection/stock of the late Chris Bultitude who sadly passed away last July. We will be auctioning all of these over the next few years and have decided to waive the usual 5% seller's comm and pass it on to the Dorothy House Hospice in Bradford-On-Avon who did such a fabulous job looking after Chris in his last few months **    

Pot Lid:   'J.R. KIRK, LOW HARROGATE'

Description:  A desirable and classic rectangular pot lid featuring a fabulous picture of a Victorian bristle tooth brush and from this famous spa town in North Yorkshire. Superb quality print. Great overall design. 

Era:  c1890-1900's

Dimensions:    92mm long and 60mm wide

Condition (please see detailed photo's):  Fair   Just has a very faint small (25mm) hairline on the face (which is also down the side wall and 65mm on the back) and a medium (10mm x 32mm) section of side-wall that has broken away been re-glued (difficult to spot at first) and is otherwise very good with just the odd minor glaze-rub

Grade:  6.0       Estimate:   £80-100       Reserve:   N/R

Pot Lid:   'W. WOODS, WORCESTER'

Description:  An appealing early 'Hunting Paste' lid from this Worcestershire city featuring a very detailed picture of a hunt on horseback. Scarce 

William Woods, 27 High Street, Worcester (c1850-75)

Era:  c1850-1875

Diameter:    84mm

Condition (please see detailed photo's):   Repaired   The vendor had this repaired himself many years ago. He says it originally had a crack running along the border (between around 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock on the face) and then towards the centre, but was no longer than 1 inch in total. Some slight touching up has been done in that area to a very high standard indeed. He also added that there were no chips etc 

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

Pot Lid:   'LORIMER & CO, LONDON & NEW YORK'

Description:  A medium (3.25") version of this popular lid with a bunch of cherries design in the foreground and Lorimer's arm and globe trade mark below. Excellent print quality. More detailed and rarer than the smaller examples

** These items are just a few from the fabulous collection/stock of the late Chris Bultitude who sadly passed away last July. We will be auctioning all of these over the next few years and have decided to waive the usual 5% seller's comm and pass it on to the Dorothy House Hospice in Bradford-On-Avon who did such a fabulous job looking after Chris in his last few months **