ALMONDS Storage Jar - “ALMONDS” 5 9/16” 9 Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield Mark and impressed #12. 5 9/16” (14.2cm). NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. NO HAIRLINES. Generally more common in the 4.25” – 5.25” so at the larger end of the average size range. Remember they were made to order so could come in any size theoretically! General surface scratching but not significant and widest point in good condition. Smooth, clean top rim with just 3 tiny specks that are off white and slightly rougher. Inside neck a few pin prick firing bubbles. In the middle blue band at the front are four slip bumps from manufacture, one having a white speck associated with it. Some very shallow slip indents on the neck at the front. Nice clear lettering. To the back are a couple of black in specks in the upper white band. In the middle blue band at the back is a slip bump with an associated white speck. Again at the back is are some very minimal overglaze runs in the top white band. Excellent clean base. Very good lid fit and colour match. Lid underside very clean with minimal specks of dirt on the unglazed foot rest rim. Top of lid has light surface scratching, some dust specks in the glaze and excellent banding. Much fewer of these than Ground Almonds and an excellent example with little more than small manufacturing flaws. 800g unpacked. REF NO: CWS1640. Price: 180.00GBP Click on picture for 4 pre-prepared pictures..

BAKING POWDER 4 7/8” Storage Jar – SERIF. Black Shield Mark and impressed #18. No chips, cracks or crazing to the jar. Clear lettering with a few slight ink specks and unevenness to the edges. Good clear, even banding and blue colour. Eight pinprick firing bubbles over the body of the jar. In the bottom white band, below the D are two very small orange specks, and there is further specking in the top white band to the right of the R. Light surface scratching. Top rim has specking as does the inner lid rest rim – this is shown on the pictures. To the base there is some browning in the unglazed foot rim and this spreads just a little into the base. Nice clear backstamp. Lid fit is excellent. Some browning to the underside of the lid, and in the unglazed lid rest rim. Small spot of discolouration on the knop edge from specks. Very slight over glaze skip on the top of the lid, and a slip rub in the outer blue band. Not as common as the spice jar. 565g unpacked. REF NO: CWS471. Price: 80.00GBP. 4 pre-prepared pictures available by return.

BAKING-SODA 4 7/8” Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield Mark and partial impression #18. No chips, cracks or crazing to jar or lid. Clear lettering with some ink specks associated – mostly around the SO. Average surface scratching, mainly around the widest point. Four pin prick/pin head firing bubbles in the glaze of the body of the jar. In the bottom white band is a blue line just to the left of the B. At the back, in the bottom blue band, is a slip rub. Top rim has some light specks. Base clean, with a few very light brown specks/dirt in the unglazed foot rim, and where the glaze is slightly thinner. Lid fit very good. Underside of lid has dirt/staining in the unglazed lid rest rim. The top of the lid has 3 pin head firing bubbles in the inner blue band, one slightly light. On the original list of named jars from the earliest price list. Not one that turns up easily. 600g unpacked. REF NO: CWS1653. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Click on the jar to see more detailed pictures. Price: 120.00GBP

BEANS 5.5" Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CRAZING. NO HAIRLINES. NO CHIPS. Serif lettering. Some surface scratching. About ten tiny glaze bubbles around the jar, four of which are on the front quarter. Two small glaze bumps in the middle blue band to the left hand side. Very slight run to the left of beans in the middle blue band that appears as a slightly darker line. One tiny firing bubble on the inner side of the rim. Very good fitting lid. Lid has slight indent on cut of inner blue rim and a tiny firing bubble in the outer blue rim. Exceptionally clean base. Very nice jar in very good condition. 690g unpacked. REF NO: TG 171. Price: 185.00GBP. Click on picture for 4 pictures of this jar.

BI.CARB.SODA 4.5” Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield Mark. Impressed mark 24. Very light long line crazing to rear of jar and general crazing to the lid. Small firing blow to rear rim edge. Overglaze just very slightly short at a couple of places to the bottom edge. About three firing bubbles in the glaze for the whole jar. Base very clean. Crazing to lid shows some dirtiness – this would bleach out I’m sure should you wish to do it. Slight white line in the outer blue band on lid and very tiny flea bite on the unglazed lid rest rim of the underside. 362g unpacked. REF NO: TG499. Price: 85.00GBP. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. . Please click on the jar for a full gallery of pictures.

BI.CARB.SODA 4 5/16” Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield Mark and impresses #24. Very clean jar with NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR CRAZING. Super smooth top rim and clean base. Nice clear backstamp. Lettering clear and dark. Light surface scratching. Good deeper blue but some runs visible. Very few firing bubbles. Tiny firing fissure just below the B on/near the bottom edge. Glaze bumps on the shoulder to the rear. Lid fit very good. Small firing fissure in the inner blue band. Underside of the lid exceptionally clean. A very nice example. Unpacked weight 402g. REF NO: CWS506. Price: 125.00GBP. 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 a full gallery for this jar..

“BREAD CRUMBS” 5.65” Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. Imprinted 1 ½ PTS stamp to base. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. Light surface scratching around the widest point of the jar from usage. Mostly smooth rim with two light blue small specks above the BS and two small area of roughness that shows no discolouration so you have to feel them to know they are there. About 18 pin prick or pin head bubbles in the blue glaze bands in total. Some very fine ink smudges in the printed band. Very clean base with about 6 craze lines to the base. Well fitting lid. Speck on knop and two in the white band. Slightly thin area of blue in the outer band. Light crazing to about 5% of the upper surface. On the underside the outer area is crazed but no discolouration. Tiny nibble to lid ridge in unglazed section. 795g unpacked. REF NO: TG 216. Price: 185.00GBP. 4 pre-prepared pictures available by return.

CANDIED PEEL 4.75” Storage Jar – SANS SERIF - (4 pre-prepared pictures available by return) Gresley England Church Mark and impressed #18. THIS IS A VERY EARLY EXAMPLE. NO CRAZING. NO CRACKS. NO CHIPS – bar possible tiny overglaze flake or pop. Excellent lettering with minimal ink specks associated with it. Light surface scratching for a piece this age, and good glaze quality finish. Back LHS at the bottom edge – the overglaze is slightly short. Right at the back in the middle blue band are and indent in the slip and a slight bump right next to it. There is a tiny white dot in the indent. Top rim very clean with one tiny black speck and a hint of a tiny pop or over glaze flea bite – it is very small. Base superb. Lid excellent fit and very clean, minor rock from fit as it is snug. It came with this lid. One slip ridge in the outer blue band associated with three tiny, lighter specks. Superb example. 545g unpacked. REF NO: CWS001. Price: 145.00GBP.

CANDIED PEEL 4.25” Caddy - SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CHIPS. Body generally crazed with some areas of discolouration to the craze lines and jar. Not dark discolouration however. The I and P have a slight, thin white line where it wasn’t printed fully in the first place. There is some bleeding to the letters of PEEL. Firing crack to the upper edge of the lid rest rim but this is not visible when the lid is on. A VERY slight run in the glaze in the mid blue band. One white speck in the middle blue band on the rear left-hand side. Lid slightly lighter blue but no crazing to it. Slight thinning in the glaze on the rim edge, as often is the case with the caddy jars. Some dust in the slip on the lid. 408g unpacked. REF NO: TG290. Price: 85.00GBP. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. 4 pre- prepared pictures available by return.

CARBONATE OF SODA 4.25” Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Marks. NO CRAZING. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. Clean rim. Light surface scratching. Lighter speck in upper blue band at the rear. Bump in middle blue band on extreme left hand side which is fully glazed over. Two bumps in lower blue band situated towards the rear and again fully glazed over. About 7 pinprick bubbles in the blue bands. Clean base with a little dirt marking to base rim. Good fitting lid. Lid has three white marks in the blue outer band and a slightly uneven cut. There is a white dot in the middle blue band too. On the underside there is a small patch of discolouration at the ridge of about 1cm. 388g unpacked. REF NO: TG 277. Price: 135.00GBP 5 pre-prepared pictures available by return.

CASTOR SUGAR 6.5” Storage Jar - SANS SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CRAZING. NO HAIRLINES. NO CHIPS TO JAR. Slip bump of extra slip near neck lip above "C". Light surface scratching. Some slight roughness to the rim edge with a small amount of speckling, mainly towards the inner side at the rear. Firing bubble at the lid rest junction to the rear of the jar and one to the inside front edge. This second one has browned slightly. Three minor glaze bubbles across the whole of the jar. The clear overglaze is slightly short of the bottom at the rear on the lower blue band. Excellent fitting lid. Two bumps and one bubble in the middle blue band of the lid. Two tiny brown specks on the knop. A VERY small nick to the underside raised circle for the lid rest. 1130g unpacked. REF NO: TG194. Price: 80.00GBP. Click on a jar to view a full photo gallery of it.

CHERRIES 4 7/8” STORAGE JAR – SERIF. Black Shield Mark that is not fully coloured so it appears almost dark green. 4 5/16”. No chips or cracks. General crazing to the whole of the jar. Very clear lettering with no ink specks associated with the letters. The letters them selves are rough to touch where the over glaze wasn’t particularly thick – they are not added later. Very clean top rim. There is a small brown spot on the inner lid rest rim that is covered when the lid is on. Light surface scratching with a couple of slightly larger scratches above and below the “ES”. In the bottom blue band there is a small firing fissure on the LHS that is about 0.5cm long, and a white speck to the RHS and the back. In the bottom white band there are some tiny blue specks. The base is very clean, as is the inside of the jar. The lid fit is snug and in some positions it wobbles slightly – it is the one it came with and looks like it matches. There is no crazing on the lid, just a couple of tiny specks in the white band and on the knop, together with a blue line on the underside and some light brown spots. These show on the picture and are not significant. One of the “names” most people want, but not that easy to come by. 426g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2327. Price: 150.00GBP. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Please click on the jar to view a photo gallery of this item.

COCOA 5.5" Storage Jar - SERIF. Gresley Church Mark with Gresley England. 5.5” (13.9cm). Also impressed #12. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. NO CRAZING. Light ink specking around the letters. Small glaze bump on the neck above the “A” with a small lighter speck associated with it. Small glaze bump above the first “C”, again on the neck. Tiny pin head firing bubble above the “A” and one in the bottom blue band, near to the base and directly below the first “C”. To the right rear is a pinhead firing bubble on the neck and left rear one on the shoulder. There are a couple of very shallow slip indents too. The glaze of the bottom blue band has a slight run effect in parts, right at the bottom edge. Base is clean with minimal dirt in the unglazed foot rim. Inside the neck there is an under glaze indent on the inside edge under the lid and a tiny brown speck. Lid fit excellent with the smaller knop. Minimal dust specks in the lid glaze. Underneath the lid are a few tiny light brown specks, and a couple on the edge where the glaze has a slight roughness, together with a tiny blue speck! A very nice early example of a less common jar that most people would like to have in their collection. 590g unpacked. REF NO: CWS1299. Price: 235.00 GBP. Click on the picture to see a gallery for this jar.

COCOA 4 7/8” STORAGE JAR – SERIF Black Shield Mark with partially impressed #18. 4 7/8” ( 12.5 cm). No chips, cracks or crazing. No ink specks associated with the letters. Clear banding. Pin head firing bubble on the shoulder in the blue above the first co, and a pinprick one below the first O in the middle blue band. Pinprick in the left hand side middle blue band. Slight slip indent on the left hand side of the top white band, and a small partial fissure, beneath the over glaze, in the bottom white band, just outside the C. To the rear are 7 further pin pricks in the glaze. Very light and tiny brown specks in the top rim, and some very tiny black speckles that are within the glaze itself. Base clean with just light dirt in the unglazed foot rim. Lid fit very good. Very slight unevenness in the edge of the outer blue band. To the underside of the lid is very light browning in the unglazed lid rest rim. 535g unpacked. REF NO: CWS1978. Price: 235.00GBP 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 see a gallery of this jar.

COCOA 4.25” CADDY Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield Mark and impressed mark ¾ PT. There has been professional restoration to the lid rest rim on the rear of the jar but it is not visible. Minimal long line crazing In upper white band and on base, together with some at the junctions to the rim. Some light brown specks on the edge of the ridge on the front of the jar but this is in a very small area of about 1cm x rim edge, and is not dark. About two or three pin prick firing bubbles on the jar general body. Base very clean. Lid very good fit. Three pin head firing bubbles in middle blue circle. Just two or three long line craze lines on the top surface, more razing on the underside. 480g unpacked. REF NO: TG 402. Price: 135.00GBP. Click on the jar to view a gallery for this item.This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace.

COCOA-NUT 5.5" Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark and impressed #12. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. NO HAIRLINES to jar. On the underside of the lid are two small nicks in the lid rest rim. Surface scratching mainly to the widest point of the body of the jar. Top rim very clean, just a tiny black mark. Lettering very good. Small firing bubble in the middle blue band, just below the T. There is overglaze running in the bottom blue band on the front right, and side. The overglaze does fall short of the base in a couple of places. To the back there is a slip rub on the shoulder. Lid fit very good. Three very small, light brown spots on the knop and one tiny slip bump in the outer blue band. Base very clean. Displays nicely and a good price. 830g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2743 Price: 135.00GBP. Click on the picture to view a picture gallery for this jar.

CURRANTS 5.5” Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CRAZING. NO CHIPS. NO HAIRLINES. Exceptionally clean base and even the outer rim of the base is glazed! A few surface scratches, but not many. Very smooth rim. 3mm fine line of blue on the rim at the rear. Pinprick firing bubble above the NT in the upper blue band and one in the middle blue band outside the line of the letters. About six other minor bubbles/bumps in the glaze to the rear. Excellent fitting lid. Some general dust specking to the upper surface of the lid glaze. Minimal discolouration to the underside of the lids unglazed round lid rest. A superb example of this particular jar. 695g unpacked. REF NO: TG222. Price: 43.00GBP

DEMERARA SUGAR 6.3" Storage Jar - SERIF. Rarer Early Green Shield Mark. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. NO CRAZING. Excellent lettering. Very clean top rim and base, just some light dirt in the unglazed sections of the foot rim. Surface scratching is light for an earlier piece. Slip bump in the bottom blue band at the front. Firing bubble in the middle blue band underneath the “AR” and slip indent on the RHS on the shoulder. Slight variation in the thickness of the overglaze throughout the jar. A few blue specks in the white bands. Inside the neck of the jar is a black firing bubble and a few black specks within the glaze by the lid rest rim. Lid fit superb. Top of lid has some pin head firing bubbles and a little slip roughness under the know. Underside of the lid is very clean, and there is a small line of blue glaze in the lid rest ring. A very nice looking jar at a good price. 1060g unpacked. REF NO: CWS2719. Price: 115.00GBP. Click on picture to view gallery of this jar.

DEMERARA SUGAR 6.25” Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. Crazing to base – larger lines rather than eggshell – this is discoloured inside on the base. Long craze lines radiating out from lid rim, some horizontal ones, mainly in back quarter of rim, no discolouration. 9 craze lines in the white band to the left of D, no discolouration. Hardly any surface scratches and minimal pinpricks in glaze. One small area on rim that is slightly rough to touch and a few very light specks on rim edge. Very faint darker line in blue upper area above jar shoulder. Very good fitting lid of exact blue. 3 tiny craze lines to underside radiating out, slight discolouration to the unglazed underside rim and small area of discolouration near edge which is not visible with lid on. White pinprick on outer blue band and two tiny specks of brown on joint of blue and white. A nice clean looking jar with a great gloss. 1205g unpacked. REF NO: TG134. Price: 135.00GBP. 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 of this jar.

GINGER 4.25” Storage Jar – SERIF. Black Shield Mark. NO CRAZING, CHIPS, CRACKS or HAIRLINES. Superb crisp banding. Very light surface scratching. Clean base and smooth bright rim on top. A few very light brown spots on the inside rim rest. A white speck in the upper blue band under the rim – roughly above the middle G. To the front right, in the neck of the upper blue band, is a firing line. This is very tight and well filled with overglaze. Lid slightly loose but excellent colour and condition. 460g unpacked. REF NO: CWS033. Price: 135.00GBP. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Click on jar above for a full picture gallery of this item.

GRANULATED SUGAR 5.5” Storage Jar – SERIF – Black Shield Mark and partial #12 impression. 5.5” (14cm). NO CRAZING. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS, bar for a firing fault and associated fissure. Very good lettering with minimal ink specks associated. Light surface scratching, mainly to the widest point. Very clean top edge with one line of black ink on the left rear edge, and an indent in the slip back right rear that has what appears to be a small firing fissure associated with it that has browned slightly. This looks like a curved hairline of about 0.5cm to the inside edge, but given it’s association with the firing fault I’m sure it is from manufacture. In the middle blue band there are two glaze runs giving the impression of a slightly darker watermark effect below the “AT” and “UG”. Superbly clean base and inside of the jar. Lid fit excellent. Inner blue band of lid has a pin head firing bubble that is lighter. Very tiny indent on knop that looks like a tiny firing fissure approx. 1mm. To the underside of the lid is light dirt, and light specking to the unglazed lid rest rim. Lovely blue colour to the jar. 670g unpacked. REF NO: CWS251. Price: 185.00GBPThis jar is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare's Birthplace. 5 pre-prepared pictures available by return.

“GROUND ALMONDS” 4 3/8” Storage Jar – SERIF. Black Shield Mark. Impressed #24. NO CRAZING CRACKS or HAIRLINES. Surface scratching at the widest point where it’s been in contact with other jars – this doesn’t show on the pictures, but is there. Very clean top edge, although the rim thickness is a bit uneven in a couple of places – not restoration. Slight indent in the bottom white line at the front below the “D A”. Very slight bump in the cut edge on the bottom blue band below the ND. Very few pinpricks, bumps in the slip. Bottom blue band at the back has some unevenness in the slip. Inside very clean. Base exceptionally clean. Lid fit excellent – certainly the right one with the smaller knop as you’d expect for the narrower necked jar. Two slip bumps in the white band of the lid. Two specks on the knop. Underside of the lid has browning in the unglazed lid rest rim and two small flakes out of it – although this could have been made this way.370g unpacked. REF NO: CWS467. Price: 135.00GBP. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Click on jar above for a full picture gallery of this item.

GROUND RICE 5.5” Storage Jar – SERIF. Black Shield Mark and impressed #12. NO CRAZING. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. Surface scratching mainly limited to the widest point in the upper blue area. Good clear lettering with no extra ink specks around the letters and a tiny white line in the bottom of the “O”. Clean top rim with very minimal specks mentioned for complete accuracy and very picky! At the back of the jar in the lower white band is a smudge of black ink. Base clean and only very light browning in the unglazed foot rim. Inside of jar very clean. Lid very good fit. Three dust specks in the glaze of the outer blue band. To the lid underside is some light brown specking to the unglazed lid rest rim. 725g unpacked. REF NO: CWS 745. Price: 95.00GBP. This item is currently in our cabinet at the Henley Street Antiques Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, opposite Shakespeare’s Birthplace.Click on the jar to view it's picture gallery.

GROUND RICE 5.5” Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. Virtually no surface scratching at all. Light, long line crazing to base of about 25% otherwise the base is excellent. Good lip on rim with one speck from firing at the front above IC. Light long line crazing to about 25% of the top white band but not very visible. A smudge of blue and a tiny indent on the slip on the left hand side of the upper white band outside the range of the writing. Four tiny firing bubbles in the glaze on the front. One on the neck above the D, one in the mid blue band below the GR. At the rear five minor bubbles spread around and two very fine firing lines in the upper blue band. No crazing to the lid which is well fitting. A few tiny dust specks and very minor discoloration to the undersides unglazed ring for the lid rest. This jar must have had very light usage. 700g unpacked. REF NO: TG173. Price: 100.00GBP

LENTILS 5.5" Storage Jar - SERIF Black shield mark. Crazed but not discoloured. Three dark spots approx 1-2mm on the rim edge but at the sides – probably from firing. Four pin prick dark spots on inside of rim. Three small firing bubbles on middle blue band located at side/rear. Black ink mark above L and below E, and very faint smudge to right of S. Small nick in underside of the foot rim. . Lid a little undersized. It hasn’t caught the crazing! 780g unpacked. REF NO: TG123 Price: 70.00GBP Click on picture to view a full gallery for this jar.

LENTILS 4.25" CADDY Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CRAZING or HAIRLINES. Four very small flakes to the upper surface of the jar lid rim. These have darkened slightly as a result of the time they have been there for. Two are at the front above the N and T, the other two are on the left and right hand sides. Light surface scratching to surface. Some blue/black specks to the jar on the rear half and one or two ink specks around the lettering. Well fitting lid with some surface dust specks in the glaze and about 6 pin prick firing bubbles. One raised bump that is white in the outer blue band. On the whole a good jar and the price includes UK special delivery to make up for the flakes. 420g unpacked. REF NO: TG471. 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 jar to view a picture gallery of it.

LOAF SUGAR 6.25” Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CHIPS. NO HAIRLINES. Minimal crazing to inside of lip in the white, about 4 longer lines in the upper blue section to the left and some in the base. Light surface scratching. Top blue band has a pinhead firing bubble above the A, a very small area of roughness on the right past the R, a tiny firing indent to the left hand side and three or four pin head bubbles to the rear together with a tiny line. Spreads over the other two blue bands are about 10 tiny firing bubbles but these are not large or deep. White band very clear with just a tiny brown speck and very light scratch on the left-hand side. Rim edge is very clean and smooth. There are for or five very small firing pricks in the white glaze of the inner collar. Excellent fitting lid. Brown speck in knop, light surface scratching, slight dimple in outer blue band. Bottom unglazed rim is slightly discoloured in places. This jar is very bright and clean when viewed on display. Unpacked 1185g. REF NO: TG 161. Price: 135.00GBP. Click on the jar to view a picture gallery of this item.

LUMP SUGAR 5.75” Storage Jar – SANS SERIF Green and Co Gresley Church Mark. Early shape backed up by only having England on the mark rather than made in England. Impressed Mark 2. NO CHIPS. Possible hairline in body but not to edges and ring is still good in jar. Some surface scratching. Two rubs in the two lower blue bands to the rear of the jar. Small firing bubble in neck of jar above L. Very clean base and lid. Clean rim with just one speck on the upper surface. 750g unpacked. REF NO: TG503. Price: 70.00GBPClick on the jar to view a gallery for this item.

“MACARONI” 5 5/8” (14.2cm) Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield mark and impressed #12. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. Very slight roughness to the top edge where the overglaze is slightly thinner, and there are some tiny small specks associated with this. There is a hint of blue glaze on the top right hand side. Lettering excellent. Surface scratching is mainly to the widest point and in line with less than average use. Inside the jar are two brown spots. Some very tiny blue specks are found in the bottom white band. One firing bubble in the middle blue band below the R, four in the bottom blue band at the back, and five at the top, with just one in the middle. Right under the top edge of the upper white band are two tiny light orange specks. Base is excellent with minimal dirt in the unglazed foot rim. Lid fractionally lighter blue but excellent fit. To the lid underside is minimal dirt in the unglazed lid rest rim, and there is a marginal thinness of overglaze. The top is excellent. 790g unpacked. REF NO: CWS1759. Price: 265.00GBP. 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 a photo gallery of this jar.

MEAL Storage Jar – SANS SERIF No backstamp, but definitely TG Green. Has impressed #12. 5 5/8” (14.2cm). Long line craze lines to about half of the jar. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. Very clean and smooth top rim, and base very clean with just light dirt in the unglazed foot rim. Slip indent in the middle blue band below the “L”. Tiny firing fissure in neck above “E”. LHS a white spot in the blue of the middle band. RHS neck a slight ink smudge in the neck. Very tiny bits of unevenness at points along banding edges from manufacture. Three other pin head firing bubbles on the jar. Lid fit excellent. Small lighter spot on edge of the outer blue band. Underside exceptionally clean. Nice earlier example of a less common jar. 810g unpacked. REF NO: CWS254. Price: 195.00GBP. Click on the picture to view a full photo gallery for this jar..

MINT 4 3/4” Storage Jar – SERIF. Earlier Gresley Church Mark with just Gresley England (not made in England) and impressed #18. VERY RARE IN THIS SIZE. Nice earlier shape. Free of crazing. There is what appears to be a firing fault to the bottom edge with associated fissures//hairline. Slip bump to the top edge of the middle blue band to the LHS of M, and a fault on the top edge of the white band above it. Lettering has a few ink specks. Roughness all around the bottom of the bottom blue band. To the rear there are rubs and firing bubbles in the glaze typical of the earlier production. The top rim of the jar in smooth but there are some brown marks. Inside the neck is a firing fissure. Base very clean with just the part of the fault on the bottom edge. Lid fit is very snug but certainly the right shape and blue for this piece in terms of dating and colour match. Top of lid has some rubbing to the slip. I haven’t seen a Mint storage jar on the open market since I have been collecting apart from this one which has been in my collection and is now available. Unpacked weight 545g. REF NO: PERSONAL. Price: 145.00GBP. Click on jar above to view a picture gallery of it.

OATMEAL 5 5/8” Storage Jar – SERIF Black Shield Mark and impressed#12. NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR CRAZING. Very clean top edge to jar. Lettering very clear and no ink specks. Super blue colour and excellent overglaze with just a marginal thinness on the rim. One pinhead firing bubble on the front shoulder above the TM. Base superb. Lid fit excellent. Inside the jar neck is one small firing mark. Lid has a small rub in the slip of the outer blue band and there is a blue spot on the underside of the lid knop. Very light brown specks on the underside in the unglazed lid rest rim. A superb example. Unpacked weight: 745g. REF NO: CWS642. Price: 125.00GBP. 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 a gallery of this jar.

PEAS 4.85” Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. NO HAIRLINES. Radiating crazing on inside of rim from lip outwards. Three of these small ones are very lightly discoloured. Three very slightly off white patches near the lid rest. Very clean rim. Tiny firing bubble on inside of lip. Excellent print. Two small firing bubbles to rear right of upper blue band. Slightly lighter blue to right, rear bottom blue band from manufacture. Lid excellent fit and colour match. Slight discolouration on the underside unglazed ridge and a tiny flake of approx 2mm of the over glaze which you need to run your finger round to locate easily. 625g unpacked. REF NO: TG126 Price: 175.00GBP

“PEEL” 6.3” Storage Jar. SUPER LARGER JAR. – SERIF Black Shield Mark and semi-impressed #6. No chips cracks or crazing to the outside of the jar, just a few tiny craze lines on the lid rest rim inside the neck. To that lid rest rim is also a tiny light blue spot. Superb lettering. Tiny blue dot in the bottom white band. Surface scratches are mainly limited to the widest point on the jar. Very small pop/rub in the back top white band. About ten tiny pinprick firing bubbles/dust specks over the whole jar. Top edge very good. Inside the neck is a tiny pinprick black speck in a bubble. Base good with light dirt in the unglazed foot rim. Lid fit good, with the underside clean and minimal dirt in the unglazed lid rest rim. To the top of the lid is some light dust specks and one white spot in the outer blue band. Excellent blue colour. REF NO: CWS1647. Price: 165.00GBP. 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 a full photo gallery for this item.

RAISINS 4.4" Storage Jar - SANS SERIF Gresley Church Mark. Very early first shape, probably 1920's. Minimal long line crazing to approximately 10% of the jar body. Some brown specks/discolouration to the lid rest rim and a few craze lines at the rest lip junction. The rim is pretty smooth with minimal specks from the clay. There is one small white speck from a little bump in the glaze below the RA in the mid blue band and a slightly larger one on the left-hand side well outside the range of the letters. At the back of the jar there are a few specks in the glaze and a slight thinning in the overglaze at the bottom of the lower blue band. There is some crazing to the base of the jar and some dirt to the outer unglazed rim of it too. The lid is well fitting. There are three small bumps in the glaze, one showing lighter blue in the outer blue band and a blue speck in the white ring. The underside of the lid is very clean. 466g unpacked. REF NO: TG137. Price: 45.00GBP. 4 pre-prepared pictures available by return.

RICE 4.75” Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark. NO CHIPS. Hardly any surface scratching. Very slight roughness to the rim with a few tiny pinpricks of discolouration. NO CRAZING TO OUTER BODY a few radial craze lines at the lid rest point which are covered when the lid is on. A few dust specks on the left-hand side in the upper white band and a tiny indent in the cut line between the upper blue and white bands. At the very bottom of the lower blue band on the right hand side is a very slight lightening in the blue glaze. Slight hairline in the base that is discoloured on the inside but very clean and hardly visible on the outside (possibly from a spoon?). Lid is and excellent fit and colour match. Some pinpricks in the glaze, very clean rest, and some tiny craze lines at the rest joint. This looks good and is priced to sell compared to others available. 635g unpacked. REF NO: TG135 Price 55.00GBP

SALT” 4 13/16 Storage Jar - SERIF Black Shield Mark and partially impresses#18. NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR CRAZING TO JAR. Light crazing to underside and top of the lid. Some surface scratching to the widest point of the jar. Clear lettering with minimal associated ink specks. Top edge clean and smooth with just a hint of a few light specks. Firing bubble on the shoulder to the LHS of the S. Very slight indent to the top edge of the middle blue band on the RHS from banding. Slight overglaze run in the middle blue band on the front and in the white bands towards the rear. Inside neck one firing bubble. Base clean with light dirt/discoloration in the unglazed foot rim. Lid fit very good. Scuff on the knop. Very light crazing to the top and light dust specks in the glaze. Slight variation within the blue. Underside has light crazing and light browning/specking to the unglazed lid rest rim. Inside the jar are two browned scratches from utensil use. A nice example. Unpacked weight: REF NP: CWS707. Price: 68.00GBP. Click on the picture above to view a full gallery of this jar.

SEMOLINA 5.5” Storage Jar SERIF Black Shield Mark. No chips, cracks or crazing. Very clean rim and base. Very slight thinning of the overglaze on the top rim but not noticeable to view. On the RHS of the neck there is a small rub in the slip. Three slight in the slip, two in the middle blue band below SE and one in the bottom blue band below the M. Pin prick firing bubble in the blue band just above the O. To the back on the bottom edge of the bottom blue band there is a slight overglaze skip. Surface scratching is mainly to the widest point. Base exceptionally clean. Inside the bottom of the jar is a brown spot approx 1” x 0.5” and this is not at all visible on the outside. Very good lid fit and very clean lid. Three indents in the unglazed lid rest rim on the underside that seem to be from stilt points. Excellent lettering. A lovely jar with good banding. Unpacked weight 805g. REF NO: CWS744. Price 165.00GBP. 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 a full gallery for this jar.

“SPICE” 4.25” Storage Jar – SERIF. Black Shield Mark and impressed #24. NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR CRAZING. Very clear lettering with just a spot of ink to the left of the “S”. Surface scratching to the widest point. Top edge very clean and smooth with just a couple of hints of specks. Superb banding and slip glaze quality. Base very clean and clear backstamp. Inside the jar there is a bump of slip. Lid fit is slightly loose but looks right for the jar as the blue colour is a perfect match and the knop shape is as would be expected. Top of lid excellent, some light browning to the unglazed lid rest circle on the underside. 386g unpacked. REF NO: CWS860. Price: 155.00GBP. Click on picture to view a gallery for this jar.

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TEA 4.25” Storage CADDY – EARLY BLOCK SANS SERIF Black Shield Mark. Impressed #18. NO CHIPS, CRACKS ORCRAZING. Not many surfaces scratches at all on the body of the jar, those on the lid mainly in the outer band and not significant. Nice clear lettering with earlier sans serif block style. Just a couple of tiny ink specks associated with it. Overglaze is slightly thin in places but not significant. Four tiny faint white spots in the bottom blue band at the front and one at the back with a slight whisp in the bottom blue band, also at the back. Base exceptionally clean. Super clean ridge and top edge. Lid is very good fit for a caddy lid. One the upper surface of the lid are four tiny pinprick firing specks in the centre circle. Very marginal overglaze run on the edge and slight white line right on the bottom edge of the blue. A small darker blue spot on the side of the lid too. Very nice example of a jar that doesn’t appear regularly. 436g unpacked. REF NO: CWS007. Price: 110.00 GBP.Click on the picture to see the back.