Local auctioneers

[billyturnip]

I've just been having a browse at the website of our local auctioneer.
There was some quite interesting stuff at the last sale, 14th Oct. I might have to start going.

 

[Nap]

Hi Roger

Well stuff that Militaria ..it's the Jedwood for me...hope it never got sold ! ....going all gooey now !..lol


These auctions are always well worth mooching round

Nap

 

[billyturnip]

Hi Roger

Well stuff that Militaria ..it's the Jedwood for me...hope it never got sold ! ....going all gooey now !..lol


These auctions are always well worth mooching round

Nap

I occasionally have a look what's in the window but what made me take notice this time was I saw a bloke unloading some stuff out of the boot of his car and there was what looked like a WWII German stahlhelm.
Jedwood wanted sorting out with one of those nice looking bayonets.... apparently I don't need one, Jedwood or a bayonet.

 

[Nap]

I have a fine collection of J ....lol

Would like to collect baynots but Carole won't even let me near the potato knife!

Happy wishing Roger

Nap

 

[billyturnip]

Would like to collect baynots but Carole won't even let me near the potato knife!

There's obviously much more to that lady than being a fine artist.



Right I'm going to slap some paint on the bayonet of a Mannlicher-Schoenauer M1903/1914 to make up for it.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Imagine trying to acution that pair of W---ers

 

[Blind Pew]

You know, that machine gunner must be the oddest thing I've ever seen in porcelain.
Makes wonder what the story behind it is.......

 

[billyturnip]

You know, that machine gunner must be the oddest thing I've ever seen in porcelain.
Makes wonder what the story behind it is.......

That is intriguing me too.
I've been trying to identify the crest without any luck so far. My best guess is has something to do with Darlington as it looks like the Locomotion train on it is similar to Darlington's town coat of arms and Darlington is only 20 miles north of here.

 

[billyturnip]

1 minute later with a flash of inspiration,

 

[billyturnip]

I've been doing a bit more research on the machine gunner and it was made by a company called Arcadian Crested China or Arcadian Ware.

Other examples of WWI related items.
There's quite a bit for sale on ebay.

 

[billyturnip]

A fresh faced young sailor, shame he doesn't have Bedale's crest on the front.

 

[Richie]

Hi Roger,
Is that auctioneers in Bedale?
cheers
Richie

 

[billyturnip]

Hi Roger,
Is that auctioneers in Bedale?
cheers
Richie

Yes Richie, next to the bridge.
http://www.darwin-homes.co.uk/index.html

 

[Blind Pew]

Thanks for all that Roger, you've done me a favour there mate.
Always interesting to see how other generations commemorate significant events.

 

[valiant]

The crested ware was made in abundance in Stoke on Trent and in other places during and just after the 1WW. The crests often dont have any relevance to the subject, but were produced in vast numbers as transfers (lithographs) and were available to manufacturers as "open stock". This means they were purchased from the printers and applied to various china items made in any number of factories, especially here in Stoke. A leading manufacturer of this type of ware was Goss.

"Open stock" transfers are still printed today and you can find the same shape cups and saucers, etc, with any number of different patterns applied which make collecting difficult, unless the backstamp is identifiable!