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8th March 2007. Some of the more elusive items out there! PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PICTURES REMAIN PROPETY OF MYSELF AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT MY PRIOR PERMISSION - THAT INCLUDES SWAPPING BACKGROUNDS! |
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| MINI CREAMER WITH RARER EARLY GREEN SHIELD BACKSTAMP Early Green Shield Backstamp and impressed #43. 2.25” (5.7 cm) high with a base diameter of 2 11/16” (6.8 cm). Small chip in foot rim of the base. Top rim has some fine fleas/incomplete glaze on it. To the lip is one small spot that looks more like a flea with a very short fracture from it. Glaze quality is typical of the earliest pieces. Bottom blue band has a white line associated with a line of slip. There is a smudge of blue in the upper white band and inside the bottom of the jug. Minimal craze lines. Inside the bottom in the jug is a firing line at the joint with the side. Handle exceptionally clean. 126g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2271. Price: 35.00GBP Click on picture to view gallery |
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RARE SQUARE BOX -  Green Shield Backstamp. Lid (widest) approx 5 7/16” (13.9cm) by 5.5” (13.8”). No chips or cracks. Crazing to the inside of the box and on its base. On one side there are about four long craze lines in the middle white band. Top of the lid has average surface scratching. The blue colour is even and the edging good. The lid underside is very clean with a tiny firing fissure in a corner of the lid rest rim, and the expected stilt marks from firing. The base section has a very clean top edge and base. Two sides are very fractionally curved in, but this is normal to see. Bottom blue band shows slight overglaze run, so there is a darker blue edge mark to this in the slip. Again this is often seen and may be a result of the flat surface. On the top edge there is a very slight area where there is a slight thinning of the blue so the white shows through. Very nice example of a rare piece. Unpacked weight 965g. REF NO: CWS1761. Price: 315.00 GBP including UK postage. .Click on picture to view gallery. |
| RARE 1980'S DOUBLE EGG CUP 3 5/16” (8.4 cm). No backstamp inside. No chips, cracks or crazing. Very few surface scratches. Both edges to the ends very clean with only a hint of unevenness in the slip of the large end, and a small, very slightly darker, spot. A couple of blue glaze specks in the main white band of the wide side. These were produced in a one off run for a US Homewares/Ironmongers store, and didn’t sell well. Hence the one off run! Unpacked weight 160g. REF NO: CWS450. Price: 65.00GBP including UK postage. Click on picture to view gallery |
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BISCUIT BARREL - Black Shield mark. Approx. 4 7/8” (12.3 cm) high including lid with a base diameter of 4 5/8” (11.8 cm). Barrel is crazed and there is some light discolouration to the inside of the base. Lettering good with very few ink associated ink specks. Slight rub on the handle on the LHS as you look at it so it feels rough. Banding good. Small run in the glaze of the bottom blue band on the left front. Slip rub in the middle blue band at the back. A few slip bumps, firing bubbles and small white specks in the blue at the back mainly. Base very clean. Top rim has minimal very light specks to the inner rim that are not easy to spot. Lid fit very good. Slight unevenness to the blue on the outer edge of the lid and some surface scratching. Under the lid there is a light brown discolouration spot and four chips to the inner lid rest rim. To the outside edge there is a rub with associated mark within the glaze. Handle is very brittle and one loop is virtually detached – it is the original shape. A chance of a bargain for those that wouldn’t be buying this rarer item at its usual perfect price. Unpacked weight 805g. REF NO: CWS2757. Price: 155.00 GBP including UK postage. Click on picture to view gallery. |
| FIREPROOF DISH - NOT DISCOLOURED Impressed Gresley Church Mark. Approx. 26.8cm long x 20.2cm wide x 6.3cm high. Some longline crazing to half of the inside and outside. Not discoloured. Blue slip line on inner edge. Some greying that appears to be the glaze. One pinhead slip bump on the top inner edge that is brown, and two more on the outer edge in the blue. Slip indent on top edge underside. Top band edge not so clean at one point. Some variation within the blue glaze colouring. Two rubs and a white spot in the bottom blue band. Faults are mostly from manufacture. Not a common piece. 685g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2267. Price: 195.00GBP including UK postage. Click on picture to view gallery |
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JUDITH ONIONS TAB HANDLED COVERED SOUP Judith Onions Target Backstamp. Approx. 3 3/8” (8.5 cm) high including lid with 5 1/8” (12.9 cm) diameter from tab handle to tab handle. NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR CRAZING. Light surface scratching. Light brown specking to the inner edge of the top rim. On the edges of the tab handles the glaze slip is not complete and there is roughness on the edges. The blue of the lower band has some darker blue specks in it, especially on the edge of the widest point. Base quite clean with just light dirt in the unglazed foot rim. The dark mark on the picture of the base is not there on the piece. Lid fit excellent and the slip quality is good. Small indent on the edge of the knop from manufacture. To the underside there is browning in the unglazed lid rest rim and a small amount of light specking on the underside of the edge. Not an easy to find piece. Unpacked weight 412g. REF NO: CWS2158. Price: 47.50 GBP including UK postage.Click on picture to view gallery. |
| MARGARINE DISH Black Shield Mark. Inside is discouloured and there is some staining from grease to the lid. Outer rim of the lid has specking and the unglazed lid rest rim on the underside of the lid is browned. Outside of the base is clear bar for two areas of grease that is on the LHS and at the back. Inner edge is stained into the bowl from grease. Top blue band has blue glaze run and small area of lightness above the RI. Lettering excellent. Base has crazing that is discoloured. Lines in shied appear to be craze lines, nothing more sinister. 424g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2264. Price: 195.00GBP including UK postage. Click on picture to view gallery |
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US STICK BUTTER DISH Green Shield Mark. Base: 7.9” (20 cm) x 3 5/8” (9.2 cm). No chips or cracks. Very minimal crazing in one area only. Two very light specks of discolouration. Very few utensil marks. Lid: No chips, cracks or crazing. Some surface scratching to the top. There is also some fat staining where it has worked up through the unglazed bottom rim. This causes variation in the blue of the bottom band, and in a few parts to the white band. This is a rare piece and is priced to take the fat marks into account. Unpacked weight: 314g. REF NO: TG PERSONAL. Price: ON APPLICATION. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace.Click on the picture to view gallery. |
| EARLY COVERED DISH Round Gresley Church Mark. Earlier version of the covered dish with the drop in knop. Maximum base diameter 9.3” (23.5cm). Lid top is totally free of crazing, very short craze lines on the underside by the lid rest rim. Some very light, small, brown specks within the white on the top and bottom. These don’t detract in any way. Base has long line crazing to the inside of the bowl and to about 25% of the outside. This is not discoloured. In the outer blue band there are two pinhead firing bubbles where the blue is very slightly lighter. There is also a tiny flea or glaze fault near to the edge. Very clean and bright piece with few surface scratches. Much less common than the version with the non-recessed, rounded knop. Unpacked weight: 885g. REF NO: CWS1615. Price: 70.00GBP. Click on picture to view gallery.. |
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EGG SEPARATOR Gresley Made in England Church Mark. 3 15/16” (9.9cm). Very light crazing. NO HAIRLINES. NO CHIPS. Slot cut straight and perfect edges. Minimal pinprick hints of specking – VERY fussy and hypercritical. Three glaze bumps under the rim are from the firing stilts. Two very small pin head firing bubbles in the glaze. Very clean and bright example. 76g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2332. Price: 90.00GBP including UK postage. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Click on picture to view gallery. |
| SAUCE BOTTLE CONDIMENT Green Shield Backstamp. Height 19cm, base diameter 6.9cm, top, outer, diameter 3cm. Superb condition. Just a couple of very minor blue glaze fluctuations. One of the best you will ever see. NO STOPPER. 336g unpacked. REF NO: CWS1772. Price: 95.00GBP including UK postage. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace.Click on picture to view gallery. |
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OVAL FIREPROOF DISH One of the original “Electric Blue” range, this appears in the early catalogues. Impressed Gresley Church mark and size reference 9. 10.6” (27cm) long by 8” (22cm) wide by approx 2.5” (6cm) high. General crazing all over with discolouration to the inner lines. This could well come out with a soak in some steriliser. Small flake or fault on inner edge in two places. Some slip bumps and surface scratching to the inner surface. No discolouration to the crazing on the outside. Two areas of slight fluctuation in the blue glaze colouring. Slight unevenness to the banding cut in one place. One bump of slip that comes through unglazed under the rim. A hard piece to find and priced to take account of the crazing. Unpacked weight 655g. REF NO: CWS1620. Price: 75.00GBP . This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Click on picture to view gallery. |
| HOLLOW ICE ROLLING PIN This has the original ceramics handles and the original rubber washers - both handles have the green made in England backstamp. Inside the handles both have a tiny chip on the unglazed bit that have less than 1mm showing on the very inside edge when they are done up. Very light long line crazing. Blue has some variation in it over the pin (the other did too), and some darker spots that show on the pictures. All along a narrow line from handle to handle are little marks in the overglaze that appear like a series of tiny scratches and take the shine off a little bit in just that area - See side E picture. Unpacked weight 755g. REF NO: CWS028. Price: ON APPLICATION. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace.Click on picture to view gallery. |
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CLOVERLEAF CLOCK Has been working for me - caution with movement in post however. A few very slight dust specks in the glaze of the clock face. Original hands and mechanism. No chips, cracks or crazing. 870g unpacked. Price: 135.00GBP Including UK postage. (In line with eBay).This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Click on picture to view gallery. |
| LEAFLET HOLDER - As supplied to sellers of Cornish Ware by Mason Cash to hold the leaflets promoting the range. Excellent condition. A couple of tiny pinprick bubbles in the glazeand a blue spot of glaze inside. Not on general sale, and sellers were asked not to sell theirs, or they wouldn't receive any such items in the future. 645g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2679. Price: 65.00GBP including UK Postage. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace.Click on picture to view gallery. |
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RARE TOAST RACK Cube Teapots Backstamp. 5 5/16” (13.5cm) long by 2 9/16” (6.5cm) wide by approximately 2 3/16” (5.5cm). No chips, cracks or crazing. Small indent in the slip on the edge of one of the divides. Small brown spot in the glaze at the bottom of the first division. Two very small firing bubbles in the bottom of the fourth division at the edge. Very minor variations in the over glaze. Tiny firing fissure on the bottom near the foot rim. Very nice example of a rare piece. Unpacked weight 354g. REF NO: CWS2177. Price: ON APPLICATION. . Click on the picture to view gallery.
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| EARLY CRUET SET SALT: Made in England Green stamp. Cork stopper inside! No chips, cracks or crazing. Some pinprick brown specks on the edge of the hole. Very few surface scratches. Two small brown spots on the body (shown on available pictures). In the bottom white band is a tiny firing bubble that has browned slightly. Unglazed foot rim browned. REF NO: CWS1316 PEPPER: No backstamp. No chips, cracks or crazing. Firing fissure in the bottom white band (shown on available pictures). Five firing pops, bumps over the body, one brown. Minimal overglaze run. No stopper. REF NO: CWS267 OPEN SALT: Gresley Church Mark. Hard piece to find. Some long line crazing. Firing pop on unglazed foot rim. Utensil marks inside bowl that have greyed slightly. Nice smooth top rim. Good clear banding. REF NO: CWS1609 Matched set – Individual items may be available. Unpacked weight: 382g. Click on the picture to view the gallery. |
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LARGE GLOBE BOWL No backstamp – not a problem! 25cm (10”) top diameter; 12.3cm (4 7/8”) base diameter; 10.2cm (4”) approx height. No chips, cracks or crazing. Some overglaze runs on the top of the inside and outside. Small firing fissure on the inner top edge that has a small amount of greying associated with it. Inside the bottom of the bowl are some utensil marks with very small brown spots associated with them. Also, four fine blue lines from the blue glaze. Very few firing bubbles to the outside. Five small white spots in the blue bands and if you hold the bowl up to the light there is some very slight unevenness to the blue slip. Blue spot in the bottom white band. Base clean, three stilt marks and light dirt to the outer unglazed foot rim. Very nice early piece, not easily found in this size. Unpacked weight: 1240g. REF NO: CWS1470. Price: 95.00GBP. Click onthe picture to view gallery. |
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