Bidspirit auction | A Trio of Stoneware Containers
A Trio of Stoneware Containers including Godshill Cider Company Jug - This lot comprises three two-tone glazed stoneware storage vessels. The first is a handled cider jug featuring a dark brown salt glaze to the upper portion and a matching ceramic screw-top stopper, set upon a buff stoneware body. The front bears a black transfer-printed circular mark reading GODSHILL CIDER COMPANY ISLE OF WIGHT. The second item is a lidded honey jar with a knobbed lid, featuring the same two-tone glaze. It is printed with the text FINEST NATIVE FOREST HONEY TAWARI NEW ZEALAND HONEY NET WEIGHT 12 OZ (340g) and decorated with a small foliate sprig. The third vessel is a cylindrical storage jar with a lipped rim, decorated with a transfer-printed illustration of kitchenalia including a pepper mill and herbs, with the legend STORE JAR below. No other maker's marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the items.