I am pleased to offer a set of Salt and Pepper shakers that feature rarely seen variations of the original oatmeal bowl flowers. The pepper features the Double Canterbury Bells variant and the salt carries the cut-off Orchid. The motifs have been retired since 1978 and each are a rare of the usual arrangement.

The set is in perfect shiny condition without crazing or any wear.


The Pepper pot has a Double version of Canterbury Bells or Redstar. There are two sets of blue flowers and there is no red flower at the top. An additional lady insect is also present.

The Canterbury Bells flower was one of the four original oatmeal motifs, introduced in 1972 and retired early in 1978, that did not have a Latin name printed next to the common name. The other three unnamed oatmeal motifs were retired in the same year. The design was inspired by an image in the 1840 botany book La Flore des Dames by A. Jacquemart.

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The Salt pot is an Orchid flower with the top purple flower removed and there is a different insect arrangement with an unusual yellow butterfly on the right side.

The Orchid flower was one of the four original oatmeal motifs, introduced in 1972 and retired early in 1978, that did not have a Latin name printed next to the common name. The other three unnamed oatmeal motifs were retired in the same year. The design was inspired by an image in the 1840 botany book La Flore des Dames by A. Jacquemart.

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Size	Each is 4-1/8" high and 1-3/4" across the bottom
Transfer	Both are perfect and colorful without fading or flaws
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Perfect and shiny with NO crazing or other glaze flaws seen
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None, even the unglazed bottom feet are very clean
Use Marks	None at all
Other Comments	The original stoppers on the bottom are excellent, show no wear, and both fit tightly. A very rare S and P set with TWO very rare cut-off Oatmeal flowers!