Lot 1084: Seven variations of John Gosnell & Co (Ltd) Queens Head Pot Lids. 5 Coloured, 2 Black & White.

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Sold for A$210

1. Cherry Tooth Paste / For beautifying and preserving the teeth & gums / Extra (Young Queen Victorias Head in Cameo) Moist / Prepared by John Gosnell & Co London / Patronized by the Queen. With a base. 2. Same as one but with Ltd. 3. & 4. Cherry Tooth Paste / For beautifying and preserving the teeth & gums / (Young Queen Victorias Head in Cameo) / Prepared by John Gosnell & Co London / Patronized by the Queen. With a base. 5. 6. & 7. Same as 3. but with Ltd. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Pot Lid. Tooth Paste. All with bases. Coloured ones have differing backgrounds of Greens, Blues, Khaki to one. 80 - 83 mm diameters. 1880s - 1900s

N/A. (N/A). 1. EXC. Crazing, some stained. 5 x 2 mm chip along the bottom of the flange. Small miss to the outer edge of the print from manufacture. Good looking lid, this one without Ltd in the print. Base has crazing, stain and a shoulder chip. Grading for lid only. 2. EXC. Brilliant dark tones to this one. Light wear on the raised edge near the border. Some fleabites and marks around the outer rim. Base has a spot of stain and some crazing. Grading for lid only. 3. Good. Discoloured crazing throughout and these are quite pronounced being solid hairlines in multiple places. Large 40 x 11 mm chip filled on the flange. Face is good with full gold border and nice colour. Couple of small smudges in the print. Base has small chips and stain. Grading for lid only. 4. VG. Some stain. Grime on the outer edges. Spots of the gold border missing. Hairline at 1 o'clock just a few mm into the face and then continues over the flange and peters out into the underside. 7 x 5 mm chip off the outer flange. Base has a fair bit of rust stain and chips around the shoulder. Grading for lid only. 5. EXC. Bit of stain. Parts of the gold border have worn off. A handful of small glaze flakes around the rim. Still has most of the original paper label stuck inside the lid. Base has crazing and stain. Grading for lid only. 6. VG. Quite a bit of rust stain. Crazing. No gold border. 8 x 4 mm chip to the outer flange with some smaller nibbling around it. A glazed over "chip" further around the flange and some other fleabites. Should come up well with a good clean. Base has a large chip. Some stain and crazing. Grading for lid only. 7. Very pronounced crazing/hairlines all around the edge and underside, lighter but noticeable in the face as well. Some rust stain. Most of the gold border is intact. Nice colour. Base has a small chip on the rim. Grading for lid only. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $150-250
Seven variations of John Gosnell & Co (Ltd) Queens Head Pot Lids. 5 Coloured, 2 Black & White.
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