GOSS COLLECTORS' CLUB AUCTION

MARCH 2010

Welcome to the Goss Collectors' Club monthly auction of Goss and other makes of heraldic (or crested) china.

Below are listed the items available in this month's auction. For each lot, descriptions both of the piece and of the arms or decoration it bears (if any) are given, followed by its reserve price. Lots listed in normal (upright) typeface were produced by the Goss factory, though this is not stated explicitly in the individual descriptions unless the item is a late "Goss England" piece. Items produced by other factories are listed in italic type, and in these cases the description begins with the factory name, which is underlined.

Please note that the auctions are only open to members of the Goss Collectors' Club, who are welcome to submit bids for or requests for information about specific pieces in it by email to the club auction secretary. Members may also purchase unsold items from earlier auctions at the reserve price. Regularly updated lists of the currently available items can be found here.

Non-members may send in postal bids for pieces in these auctions provided their membership application and the appropriate subscription is sent at the same time. Please see the club's home page or contact its system manager for details.

For the full terms and conditions of bidding please see the auction rules.

Enquiries regarding the Goss Collectors' Club may be submitted to its system manager.

 


Greetings fellow collectors.

I am sure that most if not all who read this will be aware that I had major computer problems just before Christmas – isn’t the timing of these things always, seemingly, just when you could do without them. Whatever, I have lost a great deal of data and amongst this is my e-mail address book. Whilst I can, and obviously will, re-build this as I am contacted could I please ask you to send me an e-mail if I am currently selling pieces on your behalf so that our communications may be re-established – thank you.

To the March listing. I am pleased to say that it is somewhat longer than recent offering but still somewhat shorter than we had got used to in 2008. Those with a better memory than mine will no doubt spot that there are many re-submissions but there have been reductions in very many reserves so, hopefully, making them more attractive.

If something tempts you then please let me have your bid/s by 2.30 on Saturday 20th March and if bidding by e-mail by midnight on the 19th please - together with your full mailing address.

Ted

Please note that if you want further advice about a piece/s please contact me in the 48 hours before the auction.

If you wish your parcel to be sent to other than your home address please advise me with your bid.

All packing is done the day after the auction so it is not possible to add further pieces to your package – they either have to bear their own P & P charge or await inclusion in a future month’s package.

If payment will be delayed by holidays please advise me with your bid, if you want your parcel to be retained until you return from holiday please tell me when you make payment.

If you wish to ring me please do so between 10am and 9pm but not on Tuesday evenings.

If you intend ringing for the result of your bid please advise me so when you bid.

All packing is done the day after the auction so it is not possible to add further pieces to your package – they either have to bear their own P & P charge or await inclusion in next month’s package.

When bidding by e-mail please include full postal address and ensure you obtain an acknowledgement, if you don’t get an acknowledgement I haven’t received your bid.

Cheques to be made payable to Goss Collectors’ Club.

In the above listing there may be references to ‘Collecting Coloured Cottages’ by Sam & Maggie Seabrook and/or ‘Collect Crested Cats’ by Marilyn & Colin Carter.

I can provide contact details if you wish to purchase a copy of either of these publications

 

1.

QUEEN PHILLIPA’S RECORD CHEST

KNARESBOROUGH

47.50

2.

Large READING JUG 142mm

ARMS OF READING

19.00

3.

97mm Taper Beaker (Haircrack loops down from the rim beside the first named decoration)

Welsh antiquities – Large mistletoe on oak bough with sickle/ Large Prince of Wales feathers/ Longest place name winds all but completely around the piece

28.00

4.

GUERNSEY FISH BASKET

GUERNSEY

20.00

5.

JERSEY FISH BASKET

JERSEY

15.00

6.

Large JERSEY FISH BASKET 62mm

JERSEY (Large with banner on the base)

28.00

7.

GERRANS URN

FALMOUTH

11.00

8.

LINCOLN JACK

Full CITY RINGERS decoration

39.00

9.

CORNISH BUSSA

CORNWALL

12.00

10.

Large DARTMOUTH SACK BOTTLE 93mm

DARTMOUTH (large)

11.00

11.

Russian Shrapnel Shell

Royal Arms of Scotland

18.00

12.

68mm crinkle Top Taper Vase with rounded base

G & M 1911 (Very very large)

11.00

13.

Goss England JOHN WATERSON’S CLOG

HAWKSHEAD

48.00

14.

75mm Taper Mug with angular handle

‘H’ in bright forget me nots

18.00

15.

Maltese Vase A’ Canard

Santa Crux de Tenerife

8.00

16.

Bournemouth Egyptian Lamp

Warminster

8.00

17.

NOSE OF BRAZENOSE

ARMS OF THE CITY OF OXFORD

19.00

18.

SOUTHAMPTON PIPKIN

SOUTHAMPTON (Full arms)

6.00

19.

Medium SOUTHAMPTON PIPKIN 80mm

HAMPSHIRE/SOUTHAMPTON (Full arms) (Both very large)

31.00

20.

CHESTER VASE

CHESTER

9.00

21.

Norwegian Bucket

Maidstone

8.00

22.

Norwegian Dragon Beer Bowl

Arms of Scotland

15.00

23.

Egyptian Porcelain Ewer No.11

Blandford-Forum

15.00

24.

COLCHESTER FAMOUS VASE

COLCHESTER

10.00

25.

Alnwick Urn

Totnes 77966 (Very large)

8.00

26.

160mm long Pin Tray with large frills

Large sepia transfer of ‘Windsor Castle’ (With boats)

19.00

27.

White glazed Cornish Stile

Blackpool

52.00

28.

Godalming Ewer

‘A present from’ Wembley (Intertwined National symbols)

18.00

29.

Cherbourg Milk Can and lid

Fordwich

20.00

30.

Staffs two handled Tyg

Villa Cardiff

3.00

31.

Dinant Wooden Shoe

Gorleston-on-Sea

18.00

32.

Caerleon Lachrymatory

Falmouth

7.00

33.

Large York Roman Urn 101mm

Let Glasgow Flourish/ University (Both very large)

20.00

34.

127mm Pompeian Centrepiece

Devon/ Devonport/ Sir Francis Drake

48.00

35.

Cirencester Vase

Aldershot

5.50

36.

SALISBURY GILL

RSM 1658

11.50

37.

ST NEOTS URN

SAINT NEOTS

19.00

38.

SEAFORD URN

SEAFORD 1/ 11 (Both large)

18.00

39.

78mm white unglazed LINCOLN IMP for wall hanging

 

23.00

40.

WELSH HAT

ARMS OF WALES

28.00

41.

BURTON BEER BARREL

BURTON UPON TRENT

18.00

42.

JERSEY MILK CAN and lid

JERSEY

7.00

43.

IRISH BRONZE POT

BELFAST

22.00

44.

GUY’S PORRIDGE POT

WARWICK

14.00

45.

PETERBOROUGH TRIPOD

CITY OF PETERBOROUGH

11.00

46.

BATH ROMAN EWER

BATH

7.00

47.

ETON VASE

WINDSOR

14.00

48.

Pale Brown HYTHE CRYPT SKULL

 

52.00

49.

SCARBORO KETTLE

SCARBOROUGH

13.00

50.

HAMWORTHY LAMP

POOLE

15.00

51.

Priests House, Prestbury (This is a super crisp example, especially the black & white ‘timbering; unfortunately though there is a flake, about half the size of my small finger nail, from the base edge of the windowed bay to the left of the front door. This should be a simple restoration project that should be able to, visually, restore the piece to be a fine example. Unfortunately I no longer know of a capable restorer – if any member does please do your fellow members a favour by letting our Editor have contact details)

 

400.00

52.

41mm Melon Sugar Basin

Croydon

6.50

53.

Dartmouth Sack Bottle

Seal of Rye

6.50

54.

Hythe Mortar

Cowes

5.00

55.

Norwich Urn

City of London

5.00

56.

Lid only for a small Milk Can

 

7.50

57.

79mm long Shakespeare’s House

 

25.00

58.

115mm Club Specimen Vase

City of Edinburgh

5.00

59.

Penmaenmawr Urn

Eynsham Abbey

12.50

60.

Arcadian 64mm Binoculars

Duke of Norfolk

10.00

61.

Savoy 364 Standing Bulldog ‘Be Briton still to Briton true …’

Brighton

40.00

 

Croydon goes to war – the following 2 items benefit from rich gilding

   

62.

Corona 209 Bell Tent

Croydon

15.00

63.

Corona 108mm long Mark 1 Tank with outward pointing guns

(C)roydon

20.00

64.

Carlton Battleship H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (The tall mast is broken off at crow’s nest level)

Darwen

20.00

65.

Early 78mm Taper Beaker (Plain rim)

Large black transfer of ‘Bamburgh Castle’ (From & showing the village green and cottages)

85.00

66.

Oxford Ewer

City of Bristol

6.00

67.

Large Chester Vase 92mm

Southport 77966 (Very very large)

12.50

68.

Large Gloucester Jug 92mm

Suffolk/ Woodbridge (Both large)

15.00

69.

SOUTHAMPTON PIPKIN

SOUTHAMPTON

5.00

70.

Medium Southampton Pipkin 78mm

Manor of Llanfair Caereinion (Very large)

15.00

71.

Las Palmas Jarra

Hampstead

5.00

72.

Christchurch Romano British Urn

(Seal of) Barking Town Urban District Council

8.00

73.

First and Last House with dark green door and cream roof (Avery clean & crisp example – quite possibly the best which has passed through my hands)

 

25.00

74.

Hastings Kettle

Dinant

5.00

75.

Kettering Urn

Sheringham

4.00

76.

114mm Club Specimen Vase

Royal Horse Artillery

60.00

77.

Egyptian Alabaster Bowl no.9

Newbiggin by the Sea

20.00

78.

Rufus Stone (There is an indentation in the front left foot which is glazed over and is almost certainly factory original)

Royal Military College, Camberley

12.00

79.

Large Japan Ewer 200mm – unnamed

Norfolk/ Manor of Runton (Both large)

20.00

80.

Willow Hammer Head Match Holder ‘Matches’ ’My speciality is striking’

Axminster

12.00

81.

Arcadian 77mm Cream Jug with turquoise trim

Black Cat walking on a pavement with blue bow ‘Good Luck from Nanpean’

5.00

82.

LOBSTER TRAP

JERSEY

20.00

83.

Longships Lighthouse

Cornwall (LOCAL)

40.00

84.

SWISS COW BELL

LAUSANNE

28.50

85.

Medium WELSH CROCHON 62mm

ARMS OF WALES

17.50

86.

68mm straight sided Mug with square handle (Black trim)

Black cartoon of "Poor mince pie" (This is the best example I have seen)

125.00

87.

50mm Three Handled Loving Cup with square handles (For the super pernickety there is just a touch of gilding loss)

Full colour representations of ‘King Arthur’ (‘from the round table ...’ on base)/ ‘Excalibur’/ Trusty Servant (abbreviated verse on base) (All as large as will fit)

75.00

88.

116mm Jar with curved base and narrow top

(For the super pernickety there is very slight gilding loss) British Soldier, stood on the Boer flag, holding a large Union Flag entitled ‘South Africa 1900’ ‘Copyright ...’

80.00

89.

Lots 90- 92 as a trio with the individual lots only being available if there is no bid for this lot.

 

45.00

90.

58mm Goss England Taper Cream Jug with triangular handle

Late colour transfer of ‘Ann Tyson’s Cottage, Wordsworth Lodge, Hawkshead’

25.00

91.

As 90 but 75mm

 

15.00

92.

As 90 but 86mm

 

10.00

93.

Gibraltar Alcaraza

Arms of his Majesty Alfonso X111 King of Spain

12.50

94.

OXFORD JUG

HERTFORD (Coll.)

40.00

95.

(Kensington) Fully coloured 'Cat & Fiddle' (See Coloured Cottages page 21)

 

195.00

96.

Ostend Vase

Sepia transfer of ‘Thomas A’ Becket’s Cottage ….’

20.00

97.

Gravesend Water Cooler

Bexhill-on-Sea

12.00

98.

DEVON CIDER BARREL

MORETONHAMPSTEAD

30.00

99.

Devon Cooking Pot

King Brute

30.00

100.

38mm Three Handled Loving Cup

Barry/ Arms of Owen Glyndwr/ Red Dragon of Wales

8.00

101.

38mm Two Handled Mug

Nevin/ Arms of Owen Glyndwr

7.50

102.

Worcester Jug

Arms of Duke of Devonshire

6.00

103.

Minster Ewer

Newport I.W.

18.00

104.

Portland Lighthouse – brown band (There is a small indentation in the rim which was done during manufacture as it is glazed over)

Stroud

45.00

105.

Beachy Head Lighthouse – black band

Newhaven (LOCAL - well I could see it from outside Newhaven harbour)

45.00

106.

56mm SHAKESPEARE’S JUG

SHAKESPEARE’S ARMS

17.50

107.

Cuckfield Bellarmine Jug

Ryde

12.00

108.

Medium JERSEY MILK CAN and lid 108mm overall

JERSEY

26.00

109.

38mm WINCHESTER BUSHEL (Uncrested)

 

200.00

110.

Boulogne Sedan Chair

Clovelly

25.00

111.

Swiss Milk Pot and lid

Johannesburg

12.00

112.

78mm diam. Coaster

The Urban District Council of Caerphilly (Picture crest)

8.00

113.

Large Arundel Ewer 102mm

Pale ochre/yellow transfers of Grecian/ Saxon Armour

120.00

114.

WELSH JACK and lid

LORD NEWBOROUGH SEAT: - BRYN ……. (Very large)

45.00

115.

WELSH HAT

(Seal of) PWLLHELI

25.00

116.

WELSH HAT with longest place name around rim

BEDDGELERT

42.50

117.

52mm Welsh Crochon

Lampeter

18.50

118.

79mm Do.

Merionethshire/ Lord Harlech

27.50

119.

WELSH MILK CAN and lid 107mm overall

BORTH (Large)

40.00

120.

Do. 119mm overall

BLAENAVON (Very large)

45.00

121.

Do. 132mm overall

ABERYSTWYTH (Large)

47.50

122.

WELSH CORACLE

ST. ASAPH 77966

28.50

123.

WELSH MILK CAN and lid

LLANWRTYD WELLS

28.50

124.

Bettws-y-Coed Kettle

Llanberis

28.50

125.

Large Do. 117mm

Arms of Wales (No supporters)/ Penmaenmawr (Both large)

35.00

126.

Medium Aberdeen Bronze Pot 89mm

Holyhead (Large)

20.00

127.

Norwegian Dragon Beer Bowl

Welshpool

30.00

128.

Large Cambridge Pitcher 104mm

City of Cardiff (Very large)

20.00

129.

CANTERBURY JUG

CITY OF CANTERBURY (Large)

22.50

130.

Large Felixstowe Ewer111mm

Arms of Wales (No supporters)/ Carnarvon (Both very large)

20.00

131.

Doncaster Urn

Ela Countess of Shrewsbury foundress and Abbess of Lacock

18.50

132.

Medium Norwich Urn 61mm

Norfolk/ St Bennets Abbey Holme/ West Dereham Abbey (Local)

18.50

133.

49mm Melon Sugar Bowl

Full colour Old Scarleit but no verse

30.00

134.

Newbury Leather Bottle

(Seal of the) Abbott (sic) of Sherborne together with the ‘usual’ inscription on the back all in deep red

20.00

135.

Herne Bay Ewer

Sir John Franklin from a brass ....

17.50

136.

Cambridge Pitcher

Ely Priory

15.00

137.

Reading Urn (Plain rim)

Guisborough Abbey

8.00

138.

Staffs two handled Tyg

Shrewsbury Abbey

11.00

139.

Eddystone Lighthouse

Leigh Priory, Essex

32.50

140.

White unglazed, and undecorated, Lincoln Imp seated on a plinth 113mm

 

75.00

141.

Painswick Pot

Queen Anne Boleyn

15.00

142.

Plymouth Jug

Merchant Taylors School

15.00

143.

HIGHLAND CUACH

CALLANDER

15.00

144.

Glastonbury Vase

S. Peter’s Henfield

12.50

145.

Worcester Jug

Great Malvern

8.00

146.

Walmer Vase

Stanley King of Man

7.50

147.

Glastonbury Vase

Furness Abbey 2nd coat

10.00

148.

Exeter Vase

(Roedean School)

15.00

149.

Windsor Urn

Wellington College

12.50

150.

Southampton Pipkin

St George

7.50

151.

Nottingham Urn

Arms of St Thomas A’ Becket ….

6.00

152.

Sunderland Bottle

Paternal Arms of Queen Alexandra

15.00

153.

Dorchester Jug

Guisborough Abbey

10.00

154.

Large ITFORD LEWES URN 98mm

LEWES/ PRIORY 1078 (Both large)

42.50

155.

Maltese Lamp (As is so very common with this model there is some gilding loss)

Blue transfer of ‘Crystal Palace’ (One tower)

75.00

156.

WELSH PICYN

(Seal of) THE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF DOLGELLEY

19.00

157.

GUERNSEY FISH BASKET

GUERNSEY

20.00

158.

Large SALISBURY KETTLE 131mm

CITY OF SALISBURY (Very large)

20.00

159.

JERSEY MILK CAN and lid

JERSEY

10.00

160.

Large READING JUG 138mm

ARMS OF READING/ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (Unusually for a large model the crests are the ‘usual’ size)

12.50

161.

146mm white unglazed parian Lincoln Imp for wall hanging

 

30.00

162.

Coronet 45mm diam. Golfball

Southampton

10.00

163.

Savoy 52? 129mm long Monoplane with moveable propeller

Hastings

85.00

164.

Carlton ‘Model of British Anti Aircraft Motor’ ‘RNAS’ (Little gilding remains)

Eastbourne

100.00

165.

Large SCARBOROUGH JUG 68mm

SCARBOROUGH

17.00

166.

TEIGNMOUTH LIGHTHOUSE

TEIGNMOUTH

75.00

167.

Grafton 88mm Lady Cat wearing coat & bonnet and carrying handbag (some facial colouring)

City of London

75.00

168.

(Arcadian) 79mm angry Cat with arched back; some facial colouring and inscribed ‘My word if your not off’

Nairn

12.50

169.

BATH ROMAN CUP

BATH

160.00

170.

Large BURY ST EDMUNDS KETTLE 123mm and lid

SUFFOLK/ BURY ST EDMUNDS (Both large)

60.00

171.

MONS MEG

CITY OF EDINBURGH

45.00

172.

SHAKESPEARE’S FONT (A good clean example)

STRATFORD-ON-AVON

25.00

173.

Bust of ‘W H Goss’

 

75.00

174.

Large Irish Mather 152mm

England/ Kent (Both large)/Harrogate (Huge)// Verse – Goe not halfe-way to meete ……(An odd piece this as crests from different counties are seldom found on the same piece and Kent & Harrogate!!!)

32.00

175.

Winchester Warder’s Horn on plinth (Short firing? crack in the glaze of the mount below the horn)

 

150.00

176.

Haddon Hall Font

City of London

90.00

177.

Bull

Jersey

400.00

178.

Racehorse (Firing crease at the base of one ear)

Arms of Wm de Meschines builder of Cockermouth Castle

300.00

179.

Queen Charlotte’s Favourite Kettle and lid

Arms of Abingdon (Large)

115.00

180.

Newquay Lookout House with 4 portholes

 

100.00

181.

177mm Wall Pocket

Hoylake and West Kirby 77966

22.00

182.

Large Pompeian Ewer 210mm – named

Manchester/ See (Both large)

28.00

183.

Horseshoe

Manchester

9.50

184.

Do.

Douglas

9.50

185.

Triood 130mm long Airship on base

Coventry

25.00

186.

Arcadian Armoured Car (actually described as Tommy and his Machine Gun!)

Torquay

30.00

187.

Carlton ‘Colonial Hat’

City of London

15.00

188.

Abergavenny Jar

Sepia transfer of ‘Tintern Abbey’

45.00

189.

Goss England 87mm diam. crinkle edged Pin Dish (Chip from rim)

Late colour transfer of ‘Friars Crag, Derwentwater, Keswick’ takes all available space

5.00

190.

Large Bath Ewer 128mm

Kent/ Deal (Both large)

18.00