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…
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…
September being the traditional month for harvests, our pot of the month is this Taper Tea cup and Saucer. Decorated in gold with butterflies, moths and grasses, we thought they might be flying around near the crops or the grasses on the edges of the fields! This early decoration is matched by the equally early…
It’s still that time of year when many people take their holidays, so August’s pot of the month is this tea/biscuit plate bearing a colour transfer of R.M.S Queen Mary (R.M.S – “Royal Mail Ship”). Measuring 6″/15cm in diameter this is third period (1930 – 1939), and would make a lovely colourful addition to any…
On the basis that you might just be at the seaside in July, we’ve chosen this beautiful Nautilus Shell on a Coral base for July’s pot of the month. The porcelain is so fine you can see right through it. Standing at just 4½”/11cm high this delicate shell is an early piece. It doesn’t have…
June’s pot of the month is this unusual commemorative. This 2¾”/7cm high urn is an early piece, made to commemorate the passing of “The Heroic Emperor Frederick” on 15th June 1888. Besides the Goss backstamp, it also bears an impressed mark. Why a British commemorative for a German Emperor? Probably because he was married to…
May’s pot of the month is this pretty Bagware Saucer, bearing a hand painted decoration of sprigs of Primroses. The reverse shows the Goss back stamp, along with the design’s registration number. You can find various items of Goss decorated with Primroses, which probably came about as a result of “Primrose Day”. This marked the…