Antique, Very Large, Rated Scarce, Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate, KENT Prattware Pot Lid
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:289855 | Modified Item: No |
| Color: Multi-Color | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
You are bidding on an antique, ORIGINAL, PRATTWARE, multi-colored pot lid, which is part of the Pegwell Bay series and features a seaside scene from Ramsgate in KENT. This lid is late 19th century and is # 47 (b) in Mortimer's reference book. It is rated as SCARCE. Lid only. No base section provided. It is in pretty good condition....just one small, shallow flake on the flat part of the flange on the flip-side of the lid. This is a LARGE lid and measures 5 1/2" in diameter. (see ...for comparison with a regular can of Coke in pic 5)Nice one for the collection, or as an antique ornament for the home!FOR VIEWERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THESEDELIGHTFUL LITTLE LIDDED JARS....THEY WERE USED BETWEEN APPROX. 1840-1920 TOMARKET VARIOUS PRODUCTS WHICH CAME IN A PASTE FORM. AFTER WWI THEY BECAMEOBSOLETE AS MORE MODERN AND ECONOMICAL FORMS OF PACKAGING REPLACEDTHEM. THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTING OF THESE OLD PIECES HASBECOME A POPULAR, WORLD-WIDE HOBBY, AND A QUAINT REMINDER OF A BYGONE ERA. BE ASSURED, YOU ARE BIDDING ON A GENUINE ANDAUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECE.ALL CALIFORNIA BUYERS (ONLY CALIFORNIANS!)ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE CALIFORNIAN STATE TAX. SORRY, IT IS THE LAW!Overseas buyers are welcome. Payment, whether domestic orInternational, is expected within 3 days, and if there isany hitch, please communicate and we can work something out....otherwise sellerreserves the right to relist the item in the event of non-payment withinthe stipulated period. Thanks for viewing my auction and I wish you success inthe bidding. Lord bless.
