Sold for A$130
Genuine / Bears Grease / (Bear) / Imported by / John Gosnell & Co / Successors to Price & Gosnell. / London and Paris. (United Kingdom, France). Pot Lid. Bears Grease. Flate, round lid. Blue print on white. No base. 70 mm diameter. 1840s
Repaired. (0). Has been repaired and coated throughout giving it a plastic feel. Fully painted underneath, so can't make out where the restoration is, but I would suggest that it has been in two pieces and repaired through the bear. Writing above and below this looks original, the discoloured "crazing" in a line through the bears legs is not original, so probably repaired in a line through this region. A good job. This is the first London and Paris variety that we have sold, a very old and highly sought after pot lid.. Estimate: $100-150
