Rare Johnson's Celebrated Ointment jar and cover, printed wi...

Hammer

£220

Rare Johnson's Celebrated Ointment jar and cover, printed with a view of Summer House, Wrine Hill, near Crewe, 7cm diameter (chip to the base); also two ointment jar covers comprising Holloway's, 8.5cm, and Mrs Ellen Hale's, 8cm; and a cherry toothpaste jar and cover, 8cm (4)

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In the order as catalogued:
Johnson's jar and cover - the lid has two infilled chips to the flange, barely visible from the outside. There is fine craquelure. The base has a chip to the foot rim. There is some light staining at the rim and craquelure visible on the underside.
Holloway's lid - some minor abrasions at the edge and a chip to the flange.
Hales lid - craquelure throughout, three tiny chips to the flange and a bruise creating a hair crack to approx. 1cm within the top of the lid.
Toothpaste jar - the cover is very good, the base has some abrasions around the upper edge. Craquelure throughout and a tiny foot rim chip.