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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 21, 2013, 10:17:51 am »

Well that's a good tip for bargain hunters - find out where they are filming these episodes and roll up on the day to snaffle up the bargains!

Hey, if you come across any more Conan Doyle items give me a shout 

I got obsessed with him and I've got a bill addressed to Holmes that I received from the Baker Street Museum, some Russian dolls in the style of Holmes characters, SH Lego mini-figure, badges, signed pastiche books, his business card with his signature (obv not real!), etc.

I'll have to go through my book collection one day and note down everything I have with dates and the condition, just out of interest to see what their value is. I reckon the two Strands I mentioned, the one with the Baskerville story and the one with the first 5 Holmes stories are the most valuable but I could be wrong.

Now if I had a Beeton's I'd be laughing my way out of this recession! Not that I'd part with it, that's the problem isn't it? They might be worth thousands but would you let them out of your possession?

I have an evil streak and I might specify in my will that all my most valuable books are buried with me - just to piss everyone off! 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 21, 2013, 08:26:46 am »

Bloody hell, I've have bought it for that!

I've got a 1901 Strand Magazine volume that includes the first half of The Hound of the Baskervilles as well as a HG Wells Man on the Moon
story. An 1891 re-bound volume with 5 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes stories in. Various other Strand volumes. First edition Boer War with maps. 2nd ed Memories and Adventures, his autobiography with index. I've also got loads of other stories such as The Professor Challenger stories, Rodney Stone, etc plus a few collections of Holmes stories and novels, mostly 1950s but some earlier. I also have the Holmes stories in various foreign languages too, just for fun.

Prices have shot up now because of the renewed interest in Sherlock Holmes so they are becoming hard to find. I want the other Strand volume that has the second half of the Baskerville story. I saw it for sale just recently and it was around £500, so out of my price range sadly! To think that I picked these Strand volumes up for around £15-£20.

His old house is up for sale you know....

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 21, 2013, 04:42:08 am »

Full connections to Lancashire. That's where they were all dug up. They probably came from Mawdesley Hall in Lancashire, UK and most of them were thrown into the pit because they were damaged in some way. We have very few pieces that don't have a chip or a crack in them although most of the bottles are in one piece.

My husband remembers digging up loads of gin and spirit bottles (they must have been raving alcoholics!) and these are all in a box somewhere on his parent's farm so we'll be looking for that when we are up there this weekend.

Meanwhile we are going to do a little more cleaning of the pots and some of the not so valuable ones can take pride of place on our bookshelves (amongst my collection of old and rare Sherlock Holmes stories and Conan Doyle novels) whilst the others will be packed away safely until the kids have grown up.

My husband reckons that when we are old and poor, which we will be by the time the UK bleeds us dry with its right wing, rich-loving, bank-hugging policies, we can then put them up for auction and retire with the proceeds to the South of France. I think he's over-estimating their prices a little but a man can dream right?

Should we find the bottles I'll post the pics up. Will check out the bottle site too and try and persuade hubby to sell some if they are worth a bit as we could do with a couple of hundred to spend on the house (or have a weekend away sans enfants).

You are right, knowing the history does add to the value and it's just really interesting learning about these items.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 20, 2013, 05:22:52 am »

Sloppy desserts eh? Lovely!
These jars and pots were dug up from a pit on the farm and there may well be more buried beneath the soil.
There is a box of bottles that were also dug up and we'll try and locate that.
Might send my son down the pit with a spade - that's what kids are there for after all!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 20, 2013, 03:39:25 am »

That is interesting, I shall have to do some research on them.
Yes most of the pieces have some damage to them but we're not too bothered as we both think they are great anyway and provide a lovely talking point.
Knowing the history of each piece makes them even more valuable to us.

We're back at his parents this weekend and might see what else we can find.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 19, 2013, 11:40:09 am »

They are all there mart you just have to scroll sideways. The site does have a limit which is a bit of a pain and I know the images are all over the place. I should have started the one thread and posted several times.

Never mind, you live and learn!

Interesting info coming up on these.

I will have to speak to my husband but I think we might be interested in selling them as ideally they need to go to someone who can appreciate them, although I understand my husband is quite fond of them as he dug them up on his parent's farm here in the UK so they are kind of linked to his history and the history of the area where he grew up.

It's nice having a story to go with the items and to know where they are from.

I love the Valentine's bottle personally as that's my maiden name so I wonder if I could be related to them?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 19, 2013, 04:23:21 am »

Don't forget to check out my other photos here http://www.antique-shop.com/forums/index.php?topic=13343.0

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 19, 2013, 04:21:27 am »

A few more....

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 19, 2013, 04:09:04 am »

Ok so first is the bottom of the black/brown Japanese style teapot
Second is the mark on the bottom of the gravy boat
Third is marking on the pewter lid teapot

Those are the only objects with markings on the bottom.
He has loads more objects dug up so I might as well include a few more in this post and the next one. There are loads of bottles he has too.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots mark II

« on: March 19, 2013, 03:49:37 am »

Thanks - have just posted on that site. Interesting to see that there's another one but unfortunately the forum doesn't tell us a lot about it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 18, 2013, 04:46:25 pm »

It was taking ages to upload so I had to resize to thumbnail, let's hope this works.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify these pots mark II

« on: March 18, 2013, 04:31:56 pm »

Just to clarify, we have seen identical pot lids marked Whitaker & Limited but never Whitaker & Crossmith's

Also, have seen a white version of the Pekin teapot but not the black/brown one.

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Antique Questions Forum / Can you help identify these pots mark II

« on: March 18, 2013, 04:20:24 pm »

Last 3 - an old cream teapot sadly missing its spout and not marked
A black Japanese style teapot marked B&H Pekin
A pot lid is Whitaker & Crossmith's Bears Grease Lid, 20 Silk St City London

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

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Antique Questions Forum / Can you help identify these pots?

« on: March 18, 2013, 04:16:32 pm »

All found years ago in a pit by my husband on his parent's farm. He thinks they might have come from Mawdesley Hall.

The little teapot is marked on the bottom Japan R.K. & Co Wedgwood Place Burslem and we discovered that this might be Robert Kelsall & Co but we can't find any information about them at all.

The first milk jug is unmarked as is the Japanese style gravy boat which has a little design inside the boat.

We have more pictures in part II