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Danbury
Mint --- Gresham Marketing
"The
Flower Fairies"
Thirty
piece Porcelain Spice Jar Set
A note
from Geoff on Sunday 13th November 2005
Sharon's
spices were being kept in many-and-varied empty jars !!
As I was looking through Ebay, I saw this set ... and it looked
great !!
So, I made a bid and won
and from the details below, it may have been a very good buy and
a bargain !!
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- The Ebay Auction
A
set of Thirty Porcelain Spice Jars - "The Flower Fairy Spice
Jars"
Each one is hand painted with a unique picture of a fairy
Each is labelled for the appropriate spice - eg, basil, thyme,
etc
and has some text describing the spice itself
- eg, where it originated and suggestions for dishes to use the
spice in
The jars are a collectable set made/distributed by Gresham Marketing
of the United Kingdom
Each jar is approximately 120mm tall including the lid (4.750
inches)
and they are approximately 55mm in diameter (2.125 inches)
The jars come with the original wall-mounted display rack
... and below is a question sent to the seller during the
auction
Is it correct that these jars are new?
No damages to them?
Thanks so much, Joy
... and the reply
Hi Joy
Yes, the jars are unused - but not new since they were originally
manufactured in 1989
They are all undamaged
Hope this helps
Let me know if you have any other questions
Cheers, Rob
Item location -
Sydney, NSW Australia
This auction ended on Saturday 12th November 2005
The starting price was set at $30.00 - and mine was the only bid!!!
So that
was the price we paid - $30.00 plus postage and insurance
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The Backstamps
The following jars
have the backstamp as shown above
and the number in brackets is also shown as part of each backstamp
The following jars
have the backstamp as shown above
and the number in brackets is also shown as part of each backstamp
|
All Spice (9) |
Cumin (7) |
Curry (7) |
Mace (1) |
Mustard (7) |
The following jars
have the backstamp as shown above
and the number in brackets is also shown as part of each backstamp
|
Basil (4) |
Bay Leaves (2) |
Black Pepper (6) |
Caraway Seed (18) |
Cayenne (4) |
|
Celery Salt (1) |
Chilli (6) |
Chives (23) |
Cinnamon (28) |
Cloves (4) |
|
Coriander (2) |
Garlic (4) |
Ginger (4) |
Marjoram (1) |
Mint (4) |
|
Nutmeg (2) |
Onion (5) |
Oregano (2) |
Parlsey (19) |
Paprika (11) |
|
Sage (18) |
Tarragon (4) |
|
Thyme (17) |
Tumeric (18) |
Breakages !!
Unfortunately there
were four jars broken during transit as shown in the photo below
The broken jars
are:-
|
Cayenne (4) |
Coriander (2) |
Onion
(5) |
..and badly cracked is |
Marjoram (1) |
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Replacements
for the Broken Jars
We are going to
keep an eye on the Ebay Auctions
and try to find replacements for these broken jars
Already found one!!!
......and here are the auction details
Danbury
Mint "Flower Fairies" Spice Jar - Marjoram
Marjoram Spice Jar from the Danbury Mint Collection
In excellent condition
Beautiful design decorated with gold trim and complete with rubber
stopper inside
The jar stands just over 11cms tall
Item location -
Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom
This auction ended on Thursday 1st December 2005
The starting price was set at GBP2.49 (AUD$5.77) and there were
four bids during the auction
We won!!!
- with a bid of GBP4.70 ($10.89) plus postage and insurance
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Information
CLICK HERE
for details on the Manufacturers and Distributors of this set
Includes the "Initial Release Price"
CLICK HERE
for details on the Artist - Cicely Mary Barker
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Sets and Individual
Jars
sold on Ebay Auctions
For a price comparison
to what we paid,
CLICK
HERE for the details
of seven auctions
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More Price Details
The photo and information
below is from
and click on the logo to go to
their web site
or click
here to go directly
to the "Danbury Mint" pattern list
(these pages/details were available
as at Tuesday 6th December 2005)
The "Flower
Fairies" pattern is not listed
However, a similar
set of Spice Jars is listed
They are called "Hummel Spice Jars" and below
is a photo of one of the jars
They are listed
as being made in 1987
Recomended Retail Price - USD$24.99 - AUD$34.05 each
Replacements Ltd Price - USD$19.99 - AUD$27.23 each
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The Jars in our
Kitchen !!
Sharon liked the
stand that came with the jars,
but prefered to have them all displayed in the kitchen dresser
as shown below
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