Join us at the Wisteria Hotel 4 Catmos Street Oakham Rutland LE15 6HW We’re on countdown! It’s just seven days to go before the Goss Collectors Club AGM weekend begins. If you’ve been paying attention to our posts, you will know that this year it’s at the Wisteria Hotel in Oakham. If this isn’t on…
Given that April is usually the time when all of the bulbs are either coming up or already out, we thought this little bulbous jug (2”/51mm high) bearing the image of a Saffron Walden Crocus would be perfect for April’s Pot of the Month. An uncommon decoration, this jug also has the inscription: A Present…
Margaret Goss was the Great Grand Daughter of William Henry Goss. She created a series of designs for children’s mugs, of which this is one. Standing at 2¾”/70mm high, this pretty mug carries a Little Bo Peep decoration. You won’t see this very often, if at all, as this particular decoration is rare. The design…
February’s Pot of the Month is this Shakespeare’s Jug. These were manufactured in three sizes, 2¼”/58mm, 3”/76mm and 3½”/88mm. The model shown here is the largest. While not uncommon this particular model certainly is, as it carries two Masonic Decorations. One is the Banner of Concord Lodge and the other is a Commemorative decoration for…
We thought given that it is New Year, this one would be appropriate. A Goss 3¾”/9.5cm high – 2¼”/ 6cm diameter beaker, decorated with an unusual decoration “The Church of England Temperance Society”. The Society was founded in 1862, ostensibly to persuade the poor not to drink to excess. By 1875 Queen Victoria had become…
As with all Regional meetings everyone is welcome, whether you are a Goss Collectors’ Club member or not. They are a great way to meet like-minded collectors, see their collections, and expand your knowlege. And remember: a stranger is just a friend you haven’t met yet. It’s all very informal, so if any of the…
Only four months until the next Goss Collectors Club annual fair and AGM, and the way the time passes it will be the 27th April 2025 before we know it. This is the date of the Goss Collectors’ Club annual fair and AGM, to be held at the Wisteria Hotel, 4 Catmos Street, Oakham, Rutland…
December’s Pot of the Month is this spectacular Parian Christmas pudding Plate. We say spectacular, because it’s a whopping 13½”/34cm in diameter. With coloured raised Holly decoration all the way around the rim, just imagine it with a big fat Christmas Pudding in the middle, flaming with Brandy! An early piece (First Period 1858-87), it…
November’s Pot of the Month is not made by Goss this time, but by Leadbeater Art China of Longton (operating as Hewitt & Leadbeater from 1907 – 1919 then as Hewitt Brothers until 1925). It is a model of Crich Stand in Derbyshire. This model is a rare one, measuring 5¾”/15cm from base to tip,…
Tongue in cheek, October could be described as “a month of Autumnal fruitfulness”, which is our justification for chosing this Goss England Royal Buff Two Handled Loving Cup with its Cider theme as our Pot of the Month. Standing 4¼” /11cm high and 3½”/9cm in diameter, we don’t think you’d get very much Cider in…