This massive vintage estate lot features a premium 1990s Chatford fine bone china teapot from The London Teapot Company Ltd. complete with its original retail box and internal loose leaf strainer system. The porcelain teapot is paired with a comprehensive collection of 16 vintage and mid-century modern kitchen grocery storage canister tins, lithograph candy boxes, and household product containers. Highlighting iconic brands like Colman's Mustard, Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers, Mackintosh's Quality Street, and a rare bulk 10 lb. Joyland Mint Lozenges bucket, this graphic kitchen collection is perfect for country store displays, antique advertising dealers, or retro pantry staging.
Lot Includes:
1 London Teapot Company Ltd. Chatford fine bone china hand-painted 2-cup loose leaf teapot
1 Original Chatford cardboard retail box with internal plastic strainer insert
5 Colman's English Mustard yellow lithograph metal tins (assorted superfine powder variants)
2 Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers 14 oz. white and blue tin canisters
1 Joyland Mint Lozenges extra-large 10 lb. green crackle-finish display tin bucket
1 Biscuits Cointreau "Boudoirs" large square blue illustrated biscuit tin
1 Mackintosh's Quality Street Toffees & Chocolates round yellow illustrated tin
1 No-Moth Reefer-Galler orange and black perforated mothball canister with lid
1 Bon Ami "The Household Cleanser" rectangular tin container
1 Pure Ohio Maple Syrup rectangular Lake Erie illustrated pour-spout tin
2 Snowman Hot Chocolate small square teal illustrated tins (Amaretto flavor)
1 Moose River Cocoa "Chocolate Chocolate Raspberry" rectangular illustrated tin
1 Hedley's "The Aux Herbes" Menthe tea sachet small square tin
1 Vintage round metal tin detailed with a continuous multi-fruit lithograph motif
1 Vintage tall cylindrical metal tin canister detailed with an ivy pattern and a red heart ringed lid
Condition Overview
Chatford Bone China Teapot: The hand-painted multi-colored floral spiral teapot is in New condition. The porcelain body, pouring spout, handle, and matching top lid are pristine, completely free of structural fractures, hairline cracks, chips, or glaze crazing. The accompanying blue plastic internal strainer spoon is intact. The original blue retail box shows light corner compression and storage scuffs but remains solid.
Colman's Mustard & Nabisco Tins: The five yellow Colman's tins are structurally sound with their top slide or press lids intact, displaying typical minor rim tarnish, light scratches, and scattered oxidation spotting consistent with age. The two 14 oz. Nabisco Premium Saltine canisters show strong, legible red graphics on the front faces, with moderate surface scuffing and light rust tracking along the unpainted silver lids and crimped base seams.
Joyland & Large Specialty Tins: The extra-large 10 lb. Joyland candy bucket retains its original green crackle finish and bold red front paper label, showing typical age crazing, light surface rust on the lid edges, and general shelf scuffs. The square Boudoirs biscuit tin features vibrant color lithography with minor corner finish rubs. The round Quality Street tin has light interior dust and faint lid oxidation.
Household & Small Product Containers: The orange No-Moth canister, Bon Ami cleanser tin, and Ohio Maple Syrup can all exhibit an authentic rustic patina. Widespread signs of shelf use are present across these pieces, including variable surface rust, scratch scuffs, minor corner dings, and localized finish tarnish. The small Snowman, Moose River, Hedley's, and fruit-patterned tins are physically intact, showing normal minor rim oxidation and standard storage wear.