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…
April’s pot of the month is a Carlton miniature cylindrical vase with three small feet. Standing at just 1½῎/4cm high and 1¼῎/3.5cm diameter, this tiny Titanic commemorative packs a fair amount of punch. Sailing from Southampton on 10th April 1912, Titanic only lasted for four days before it ploughed into an iceberg and sank. The…
March’s Pot of the Month is this Penguin Ashtray. We normally think of February as a cold month, hence the choice of a Penguin! Measuring 3¼”/8.25cm high, this little chap was made during the Third Period (1930 – 1939). The ashtray itself is decorated with a coloured transfer print of Lands End. If you look…
For February’s Pot of the Month, we thought we’d go for something colourful. This impressive 3½”/9cm diameter x 5¾”/15cm high beaker, decorated with a colour transfer print of a “Load of Mischief”. On the reverse, it says: “Tis thus I travel on life’s road. If blessed or cursed judge by my load (from an old…
January’s Pot of the Month is this cute little novelty figure, 3 ½”/9cm high, manufactured by Willow China. Most of us will probably have been doing this over the Christmas period. Adding Weight! That’s the name of this figure, which is beautifully painted and incredibly detailed. If you study her face carefully you can see…
A preserve jar base minus a lid? Yes, but just look at the decoration! As it’s December, many households will either have acquired or intend to acquire a festive Poinsettia to decorate the house. This colourful, botanically correct decoration is shown on a W.H Goss 4″/100mm preserve jar base. Originally it would also have had…
Pot of the Month for November is this High Melon Cup and Saucer, commissioned for a Masonic Ladies Night. This particular commemorative item relates to the Trisantona Lodge Ladies Night, held on 6th November 1926 by W.M Worshipful Brother H.E Morris. Goss manufactured a whole series of Masonic items, many to commemorate ladies’ nights and…
October’s Pot of the Month is this Third Period (1929 – 1939) coloured Gnome. This cheerful little chap measures 5″/12.5cm high, and is clutching two bursting cornucopias full of Autumn fruitfulness. We think he’s obviously been raiding the orchard! You don’t see this figure very often, and it’s great fun.
Pot of the Month for September is another two handled Loving Cup. Measuring 12cm/4¾” high, this one is the last in a set of three Derby Commemorative Loving Cups. All rare, the first commemorates the opening of Derby’s first Public Bowling Green in 1915, the second the opening of London Road Recreation Ground Lake in…