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 very rare example with the mottling and gold line
The other is the Bear Pit circa 1850's again and essentially depicts and early scene from the London Zoo. Nice to get it with original old label. This scene was very likely inspired by many of the old engravings that existed around this time. See original old image below.
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 very rare example with the mottling and gold line
The other is the Bear Pit circa 1850's again and essentially depicts and early scene from the London Zoo. Nice to get it with original old label. This scene was very likely inspired by many of the old engravings that existed around this time. See original old image below.
