For obvious reasons, December’s pot of the month just had to be this lovely 3½” Goss Jar, with its beautiful Christmas decoration. We would like to wish all of our Goss Collectors’ Club members a very Happy Christmas, and a healthy, prosperous New Year.
Pot of the Month for November is this rare Parian bust of John Travers Cornwell (sometimes known as Cornwall). The more eagle eyed among you will already have noted that this is not Goss, but as we all know, Goss Collectors have been known to collect other makes too so we thought this would be…
Planning Permission Refused On the 10th October 2022 Stoke on Trent City Council refused planning permission “for the conversion of, and extensions and alterations to former Falcon Works buildings and erection of additional buildings to create 87 residential units together with change of use of bottle kilns for cycle storage, associated parking, engineering works and…
The Goss Collectors’ Club AGM and Mini Mart will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bridgefoot, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6YR, Sunday 23rd April 2023. The Mini Mart will be open to the public at 10am, but members can gain access at 9.00am. The Mini Mart will run until 12pm, followed by the…
October’s Pot of the Month is this vase with everted rim. Standing 3”/7.5cm high it is decorated with an image of King Arthur, and an inscription on the base which says: “From King Arthur’s Round Table at Winchester Castle”. Besides the usual black W.H Goss back-stamp, this particular piece also has an impressed W.H Goss…
Septembers pot of the month is this beautifully painted 4”/105mm high Goss figurine of Sir John Falstaff, a fictional character from William Shakespeare’s plays. Manufactured during the factory’s Third period (1929-1939), this model also comes in both a white and coloured 6”/150mm version. “A fat, vain, and boastful knight, he spends most of his time…
Goss Collectors’ Club members will no doubt be well aware of the on-going saga at the Goss Falcon Works site on Sturgess street, Stoke. We were kindly pointed in the direction of this article, published by the Stoke Sentinel and uploaded to their “Stoke-on-Trent Live” page on the 18th of August 2022. It gives details…
Pot of the Month for August is this impressive Bell Vase. Standing at just under 8″/19.5cm high, this W.H Goss Bell Vase is a really substantial piece. The front is decorated with the White Ensign and Union Jack flag, flying from flagstaffs and surmounted by the Naval Crown. The Arms of Queen Victoria are on…
Pot of the Month for July 2022 is this fabulous W.H Goss Four Amphora Vase Group, decorated with butterflies moths and grasses. An early piece, this particular item is extra special, having come from the collection of the late, great Margaret Latham, the Goss Collectors Club’s main founder. Measuring just under 8″/19.5cm tall, this is…
