Hi everyone. Few years ago this appeared on ebay and I kicked myself for not giving it a go. Unfortunately it had some damage which put me off. There is currently another available but again this has damage.I always questioned whether the base and lid belong together because the smoking theme...
The Antique Pot Lid Collector has just been launched but still currently under construction. The collectors who developed this are specialists in the field of collecting pot lids.
David Treloar many of you know here as Trog collects American, Australian and British pot lids, Andrew Alsop who...
Thank you to those who were kind enough to respond and sell.
If you have an example and would like to know its worth please contact me. Many of these items are usually embossed to base.
Helps if your better half enjoys them too. I purchased these two lids lately.
The Lady Boy & Mandolin dates 1850's and depicts a Circassian woman with a child staring at the Caucasus mountains. This was definitely a Circassian Cream which was the woman's equivalent to Bear's Grease. This is a...
Interesting discussion. I buy lids from the UK and have been buying from abroad for a number of years now. Pot lids have definitely dropped considerably in recent times.
I purchased one lid for 200pds recently and the very same lid sold a few years ago for 800pds. Both in perfect order, and...
I agree...many of these lids are being reproduced and you seriously have to suspect they are and prove they are genuine before you proceed to purchase. I saw a copy recently that was very hard to pick even with a trained eye
They are as following anyway
Left to right
The Poultry Woman 20-40 pounds
Best Card 20-40 Pounds
The Village Wedding 15-30 pounds
The Enthusiast 20-40 pounds
The Rivals 30-50 pounds
The Seconds Appeal 20-40 pounds
Hope that helps
Hi Surf ! Nice to hear from you and best wishes to you in the new year.
I am curious to know... are the horses yours :)
Will try and take some pics in the coming weeks. Thinks are chaos presently attending to family matters. The new aussie forum is doing exceptionally well
Still looking and thanks to those who kindly sold and contacted me.
Will pay over $1000 for the right example.
Contact me privately at prattpot@hotmail.com please
John Foumakis Australia
If you come to Australia you are welcome to visit us. Just let me know and i will take time off work and show you around and even take you to an Italian restaurant for a pizza
Of a higher intelligence? I am not so sure Cyberdigger. We moved there from the old site which was running 2003 IPB scripts and this happens to be the latest 2010. Which incidentally is the norm nowadays.
Having said that we are merely bottles collectors like you and the rest of the group and...